Presidential candidate of the Accord Party (AP), Professor Christopher Imumolen has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The meeting is believed to be a consolidation visit as it is not the first time the young presidential hopeful is visiting the ex-leader.
Imumolen, who had visited other critical stakeholders and elder statesmen, thanked Obasanjo and other figures for their sacrifices.
The flagbearer presented a plaque with the inscription ‘The labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain’ to Obasanjo.
Speaking on his visit, Imumolen said: “It is good to get prayers and counsel from leadership icons like Obasanjo whose vast experience through direct leadership encounters and experimentations can never be gainsaid.
“There is no limit to blessings and nurture for me as I am set to use such as a measure to rewrite the leadership narrative of our dear country, and redefine the economic fortune of the people, with the aim of placing Nigeria in the comity of prosperous nations.
“Our presentation of the plaque is a mark of utmost appreciation for their great leadership sacrifices through time.
“I am consulting vehemently preparatory to spearheading a new leadership in Nigeria as President of the Federal Republic from 2023, knowing that the road is rough and that the presidency is not for the weak.
“I represent the long-anticipated better future, the collective ambition and expectation of the youth and the long dreamt paradigm shift.
“Therefore, I plead for the support of Nigerians come 2023 towards the realisation of an ‘All for All’ government for true national integration and development”, he noted.