Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has on Friday, debunked media reports which alleged that he advised former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, not to run for the 2019 Presidential election, during a recent closed-door meeting, at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State.
Babangida who spoke through his Media Aide, Kassim Afegbua, described the media reports as ‘laughable’.
“Anybody who has sponsored such report, was just being unfair to Messrs. Babangida and Atiku”, Afegbua said.
Afegbua noted that no one knew the outcome of the meeting, because it was held behind closed-doors, among the two Leaders.
This statement came a day after the two Leaders met at the Hilltop residence of Babangida, in Minna, the Niger State capital, around noon time, on Thursday.
Media accounts of the meeting, disclosed that Atiku angrily left his host, because he was advised not to run against President Muhammadu Buhari.
The reports further speculated that the unfriendly face which he allegedly wore, indicated that he was rejected by Babangida.
“The report is very, very untrue”, Afegbua said.
“When I read the report, I was laughing, because it is far from what they both discussed.”
“Number one, IBB, will not discourage anyone from seeking office. IBB will encourage anyone to seek election”, the Spokesperson added.
Afegbua said the relationship between his principal and his host remains cordial, warning Reporters to stop playing politics with people’s relationships.
“They had a very useful political discussion. IBB also has a good relationship with Atiku. It is not good to play politics with the relationships of people.”
Recall that on Sunday, Atiku returned to the PDP for the third time since 2007, when he left the party, after serving eight years on its platform as a Vice President.
He is expected to slug it out with Buhari in 2019, if the incumbent’s recent signals of a possible re-election bid takes hold.
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