By Chris Udochukwu
ABUJA – Former federal lawmaker that represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Senator Shehu Sani has poked the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the February 25, 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar over his visit to former president Muhammadu Buhari at his Daura country home in Katsina state.
Reacting to the news of Atiku’s visit via his X account, Shehu Sani said, “If the Daura visit is a sallah homage thats okay but If it’s a political mission, it’s like trekking in the Sahara.
Precise Post recalls that Atiku on Saturday paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, barely three days after meeting the former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), in their residences in Minna, Niger State.
The purpose of the visit is yet to be disclosed to journalists but Atiku described the visit as a Sallah homage to the erstwhile president. He also visited the residence of the former Kaduna State Governor, the late Lawal Kaita, the palaces of the Emirs of Daura and Katsina, Dr. Umar Farouk Umar and Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman.
The former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal; former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa; and former National Secretary of the PDP, Senator Ibrahim Umar Tsauri, were among the personalities on Atiku’s entourage.
Fielding questions from journalists at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, the ex-vice president said he only paid Sallah homage to former President Buhari.
He said: “First of all, I paid Sallah homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Emir of Daura, Dr. Umar Farouk Umar.“Secondly, I came to Katsina on a condolence visit to the Emir of Katsina over the death of his son, and the wife of the late Lawal Kaita. This is the reason why I came to Katsina.”
Also fielding questions from reporters, Atiku assured the party in the state that the crisis plaguing the state and others would be resolved by the coming state congresses expected to commence next week.But when asked about the leadership tussle rocking PDP in the state, the former vice president said: “There will soon be congresses. So, people will elect who they want.”
The visits have since heightened speculations among political pundits that Atiku is preparing grounds to contest the 2027 presidential election.Political observers argued that Atiku’s visits to the military heads of state and the immediate past president of the country were part of his moves to form a coalition of Nigerian leaders ahead of the 2027 poll.
