{"id":135577,"date":"2024-10-25T22:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/politics-not-about-bitterness-presidency-speaks-on-tinubu-atikus-meeting"},"modified":"2024-10-25T23:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T22:40:07","slug":"politics-not-about-bitterness-presidency-speaks-on-tinubu-atikus-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/politics-not-about-bitterness-presidency-speaks-on-tinubu-atikus-meeting","title":{"rendered":"Politics not about bitterness \u2013 Presidency speaks on Tinubu, Atiku\u2019s meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, has said politics should not be about bitterness.<\/p>\n<p>Rahman made the remark while reacting to Tinubu\u2019s meeting with the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu had met with Atiku at the National Mosque in company with the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullah Ganduje and Chairman of PDP\u2019s governors Forum, Mohammed Bala.<\/p>\n<p>Also present were Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, and former APC National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosing the meeting, Tinubu\u2019s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said \u201cPresident Tinubu meets old friend and political opponent Atiku Abubakar at the National Mosque.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was at the Jumat and wedding of the daughter of Senator Danjuma Goje.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting about the meeting on his X page, Rahman: \u201cPresident Tinubu meets former VP Atiku, his main opponent in the last presidential election. Politics should be devoid of bitterness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, has said politics should not be about bitterness. Rahman made the remark while reacting to Tinubu\u2019s meeting with the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. 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