The crowd at the venue of the 2012
Comptroller-General of Customs' conference in Katsina, burst into cheers
and applause when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar knelt down to
greet his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Atiku and Obasanjo, who served as vice
president and president of Nigeria respectively between 1999-2007, had
an estranged relationship during the last lap of their second term in
office.
Both men were among a retinue of VIPs
invited to the opening of the week long Comptroller-Generals' conference
held at the newly inaugurated auditorium of Katsina State University.
Obasanjo, who arrived ahead of Atiku,
was seated next to second republic President Shehu Shagari and the Ooni
of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Atiku, who arrived nearly 40-minutes
after his former boss, first greeted the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad
Iliyasu, Emir of Katsina, Dr Abdulmimini Usman, the Ooni and Shagari
who were seated at the podium.
When he got to Obasanjo, the former Vice President knelt down and bowed his head to greet his former boss.
The delighted crowd followed the mild drama with a loud applause and cheers.
A man who sat opposite the VIP podium raised his two hands up and shouted ``Alleluia''.
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