Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Saturday night paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja.

Kwankwaso, who is being rumoured to planning a switch from the APC to the PDP, arrived at Atiku’s residence at about 8.30pm and went into a closed-door meeting with the former Vice President.

The details of their meeting were not made public. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes.

It was however gathered from a source close to the meeting that the visit of Kwankwaso was to pay Sallah homage to Atiku who was not in the country during the Eid El Fitr celebrations.

The source said that both leaders also used the occasion of the visit to discuss the state of the nation.

Media aide to Atiku, Mazi Paul Ibe confirmed the visitation but declined to discussed details of the discussion between Atiku and Kwankwaso.