Obi, Osinbajo others are special guests at ongoing 2024 DNC in Chicago

Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections and the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo have linked up at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, United States.

Both quintessential politicians joined other notable political figures around the world to attend as special guests, the National International Leaders Forum (ILF) – a sideline event at the ongoing DNC organised by the Democratic Institute (NDI) based in Washington, DC.

According to the NDI, the two Nigerian politicians, alongside former Senate President Ken Nnamani, were all invited. The duo were seen in photos circulating on social media sitting together in a hall, engaging in a casual conversation.

The US-based body was also said to have invited the Federal House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, but no clue whether he had honoured the invitation.

And taking to his X on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Obi expressed gratitude and honour for being invited to the event by NDI.

He said he was invited “along with two other eminent Nigerians, and about two hundred other distinguished political leaders from over 91 countries, including former Heads of Governments.

“We were invited to participate in the 2024 International Leaders Forum (ILF) on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, holding on 19-22 August 2024.

“I am honoured and grateful to Senator Thomas Daschle and the Board of NDI for the gracious invitation,” Obi posted.

The ILF, now in its 11th edition, is a quadrennial event, which has been running since 1984. The forum usually brings together senior politicians and policymakers from around the world to observe the American democratic process.

In the same vein, the NDI is a notable non-profit and non-partisan organisation based in the US that pushes Democratic values around the world.