{"id":121828,"date":"2024-06-19T22:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T21:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/atiku-meets-babangida-abubakar-in-niger"},"modified":"2024-06-20T00:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T23:51:52","slug":"atiku-meets-babangida-abubakar-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/atiku-meets-babangida-abubakar-in-niger","title":{"rendered":"Atiku meets Babangida, Abubakar in Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday met the duo of ex-military rulers, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar in their country homes in Niger State.<\/p>\n<p>Although issues discussed at the meetings were not made public, Atiku\u2019s visit to the former Nigerian leaders was to prepare the ground for his involvement in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 election in May declared that he would continue to vie for the country\u2019s highest political officer if his health permits him.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed the meetings in a post on his X handle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I paid Sallah homage to former Heads of State Gen. 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