Drama Unfolds: Buhari Meets Atiku Days After Rejecting APC Governors’ Desperate Appeal

Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has paid a post-Sallah courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna State.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

According to reports, Atiku disclosed the visit via a post on his X handle on Friday, April 11, 2025.

The former Vice President was accompanied by several notable figures, including former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, among others.

Atiku explained that, as the Waziri of Adamawa, he had official obligations in his home state during the Sallah celebrations, where he stood in for the Lamido of Fombina at various festive events.

Reflecting on his meeting with Buhari, Atiku shared that he thoroughly enjoyed the visit, noting that the former President’s unique sense of humour had him laughing so hard that his ribs hurt.

He wrote:
“As the Waziri Adamawa, I was obligated to be in my Adamawa during the Sallah celebrations. I held forth for the Lamido Fombina (Adamawa) in some of the activities of the Sallah celebrations. Today, I had the opportunity to pay a post-Sallah visit to His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2015–2023. It was a wonderful time with him. As usual, he cracked me up (to the extent that my ribs were hurting) with his peculiar humour.”