{"id":171306,"date":"2025-07-25T23:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T22:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-visits-babangida-aliyu-el-rufai-in-abuja-photos"},"modified":"2025-07-26T00:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T23:32:03","slug":"peter-obi-visits-babangida-aliyu-el-rufai-in-abuja-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/peter-obi-visits-babangida-aliyu-el-rufai-in-abuja-photos","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi visits Babangida Aliyu, El-Rufai in Abuja (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Friday met with ex-Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between the duo was held at Aliyu\u2019s residence in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after meeting Aliyu, Obi also met former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai, at his residence in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid rumours that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is trying to bring Obi back.<\/p>\n<p>Obi is currently a member of the opposition coalition but has yet to officially decamp to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-171303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1753473824.714714-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Friday met with ex-Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu. The meeting between the duo was held at Aliyu\u2019s residence in Abuja. 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