The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) and former Governor of Anambra,Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed paid a visit to popular Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi at his residence in Kaduna State on Monday, October 17th.
The former Governor of Anambra was in Kaduna for the Arewa Joint Committee.
The LP presidential Candidate announced the meeting on his Twitter handle, sharing photos from the visit
Obi said “Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and I stopped by for a courtesy call on Sheikh Gumi at his official residence in Kaduna.”
Obi, in recent times, has visited northern powerbrokers and thought leaders including the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero; and the Chairman of Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi. He also visited former Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar.
In a Channels Television‘s interview, Baba-Ahmed said those who think Obi and himself are not received in Northern Nigeria don’t know what they are saying.
“Whoever thinks that Labour Party or Obi-dient movement or Peter Obi as an individual is not being welcomed in the north, they are making a huge mistake.
“Awareness has been very high in the north. What happens is that northerners listen more to the politicians and the politicians seem to have more impact on the populace in the north and awareness is pretty high,” he said.
