Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar arrived in London on Monday for a scheduled meeting with the British government.
the punch It had previously been reported that Atiku, who has taken a vacation to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to spend time with his family since January 1, would be flown to London for a series of meetings before returning to Nigeria to continue his rallies. campaign. , checked in for Lokoja, the capital of Kogi state on Saturday.
Confirming his arrival in London, the Director of Strategic Communications, DPP Presidential Campaign Council National Election Management Committee, Chief Dele Momodu, said: “I can confirm that our candidate has just touched down in the City of London. You know he has strategy meetings there at the invitation of the British government. These meetings will take about two days. He is expected to return to the country on Thursday to prepare for the campaign in Kogi on Saturday.”
Atiku also confirmed his arrival in London in a tweet on his official Twitter account @atiku which read: “landing in London, UK where I will have critical meetings that will build the necessary bridges in our quest to take back Nigeria.”
He was accompanied on the visit by an entourage of associates and political aides, including Chief Raymond Dokpesi, House Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu, Senator Dino Melaye, Reno Omokri and Timi Frank, among others.
The British government had previously met with the duo of Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi, presidential candidates for the All Progressives Congress and the Labor Party respectively.
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