Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and his running mate, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, paid a courtesy visit to Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, former head of state, on Sunday.
Obi and Baba-Ahmed also met with Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state.
The LP chieftains met with the former military leaders at their residences in Minna, Niger state capital.
Obi said they had insightful conversations on the state of affairs of the country with Babangida.
“Today, my running mate, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, and I visited President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, at his home in Minna. He received us very warmly and we had insightful conversations on the state of affairs in our country,” he tweeted.
Commenting on the meeting with Abdulsalami, Obi described him as “a true statesman with an abiding love for Nigeria who fueled our hope for a better future”.