{"id":105154,"date":"2023-12-24T19:52:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T18:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/el-rufai-visits-obasanjo-in-abeokuta-photo"},"modified":"2023-12-24T22:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T21:20:05","slug":"el-rufai-visits-obasanjo-in-abeokuta-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/el-rufai-visits-obasanjo-in-abeokuta-photo","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai visits Obasanjo in Abeokuta [PHOTO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai visited Obasanjo at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by El-Rufai\u2019s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, via his X handle.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which had pictures from the visit, was captioned, \u201cFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo today welcomed Malam Nasir #elrufai to his Abeokuta home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The visit is coming after the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, installed El-Rufai as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai said he\u2019s the first Nigerian outside the Southwest to be conferred with the chieftaincy title.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105151 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703436275.958927.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703436275.958927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703436275.958927-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703436275.958927-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/sm_1703436275.958927-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former governor had posted on X, \u201cWEEKEND ANNOUNCEMENT: I am also privileged to be the first Nigerian outside of South-West of Nigeria to be conferred with a chieftaincy title by the Awujale in his nearly 64-year reign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am to be recognized as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland. I am grateful to Kabiyesi Awujale for the recognition and thank all those who have wished me well for this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease join me, Jimi, and our families and friends in prayers for a hitch free event, and good health, long life and prosperity of His Majesty Awujale and all of us. \u2013 Nasir @elrufai\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo. El-Rufai visited Obasanjo at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. This was disclosed by El-Rufai\u2019s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, via his X handle. 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