Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the centre of attraction at an event after he offered his seat to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi at a function in Abuja this week.
Obasanjo, Obi and other dignitaries were at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja for a gathering organised by Fidelity Bank.
The event celebrated the national honour given to Professor Benedict Oramah by President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a viral video which was captured online, the former president was seen calling up Obi – who was sitting at table nine – and leading him to table one. The move was applauded by the audience.
As he stepped forward to pick the former Anambra State governor from his former seat, Obasanjo said, “In the presence of Nigerians”.
After leading Obi to table one, he declared, “My job is done”.
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The video has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook, with some describing Obasanjo’s action as “symbolic” and “an endorsement”.
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Though Obasanjo has not formally endorsed any presidential candidate for the February 2023 election, he is rumoured to be favouring Obi.
The Labour Party candidate has had a series of closed-door meetings with the former President.
Obasanjo was also part of Obi’s recent London meeting with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his group who are in the centre of the crisis in the PDP.
Obi has been favoured by some polls ahead of other major contenders like Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.