{"id":5548,"date":"2023-01-14T20:01:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/14\/sdp-presidential-candidate-meets-obasanjo-says-apc-pdp-confused\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T20:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:01:36","slug":"sdp-presidential-candidate-meets-obasanjo-says-apc-pdp-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/14\/sdp-presidential-candidate-meets-obasanjo-says-apc-pdp-confused\/","title":{"rendered":"SDP Presidential Candidate Meets Obasanjo, Says APC PDP, Confused"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party\u2019s presidential hopeful, met behind closed doors with Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday evening in Abeokuta, Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo met Obasanjo at his penthouse apartment in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, escorted by the party\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p>At their respective palaces in Abeokuta, Adebayo also had separate talks with the Alake and supreme ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, and the Olubara of Ibara, Oba Jacob Omolade.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour-long meeting with Obasanjo took place behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Obi, the nominee for the Labour Party, had received Obasanjo\u2019s preference two weeks prior.<\/p>\n<p>After the meeting, the SDP candidate told reporters that it \u201cwas more of a family visit and not political nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Obasanjo\u2019s endorsement of Obi, Adebayo responded that he did not find it offensive because the former president had the right to do so.<\/p>\n<p>We saw him as a (former) Head of State, he remarked. He\u2019s from Nigeria. He has the freedom to travel with anyone because he is a free person. So, we don\u2019t have that feeling. The election is still a while off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe core of democracy is changing people\u2019s opinions via dialogue. We will still need to negotiate with Nigerians after we win the election. You still have to persuade those who are opposed to your position to join your cause. As a result, it is an ongoing exercise. We are completely problem-free.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Segun09p (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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