Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, paid a post-Sallah visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.
Accompanied by a delegation of notable political figures, including former Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), and Gabriel Suswan (Benue), Atiku was seen in high spirits during the courtesy visit, which also included a joint observance of Jumm’ah prayers.
Sharing a video from the visit on social media, Atiku reflected on the light-hearted atmosphere with Buhari, revealing the former president’s signature wit was on full display.
“Today, I had the opportunity to pay a post-Sallah visit to His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2015-2023. It was a wonderful time with him. As usual, he cracked me up (to the extent that my ribs were hurting) with his peculiar humour,” Atiku wrote.
He also explained his absence from the earlier Sallah festivities in other parts of the country, stating:
“As the Waziri Adamawa, I was obligated to be in my Adamawa during the Sallah celebrations. I held forth for the Lamido Fombina (Adamawa) in some of the activities of the Sallah celebrations.”
The visit, seen as a significant moment of political camaraderie, comes amid ongoing political discourse surrounding party alignments and national unity.