Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday paid a visit to a former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, at his Abuja residence.
This visit came hours after the Adamawa politician was declared the winner of the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday, defeating Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.
The former vice president said that the visit centred on deep and honest conversations about the troubling state of the nation, the growing economic pain, insecurity, “and the urgent responsibility on patriotic Nigerians to continue engaging in the search for solutions that can rescue our country from drift and despair”.
“I also felicitated with him on the occasion of his birthday yesterday and teased that Arsenal’s historic triumph could not have arrived at a better time. Chief Amaechi, a thoroughly well-loaded Gunner, took the banter in very good spirits.
“In true Rivers hospitality, he apologised for not having enough time to prepare Fisherman Soup, a delicacy I have now been promised on our return for the second leg,” he added.
On Wednesday, the ADC said Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to beat his closest rival, Amaechi, who polled 504,117 votes.
It also said Hayatu-Deen got 177,120 votes in the primary.
But the former Rivers governor faulted the process.
