PDP to campaign in America without Atiku
*It is admittance PDP Candidate truly indicted in USA – Respondent
In the meantime, a respondent has told The DEFENDER that the latest about to happen by the PDP is indirect admittance by the opposition party itself that the presidential candidate it is presenting to Nigerians to be voted for as their next President actually has backlog of corruption cases not only within Nigeria but also in America for which he cannot visit Washington, only to send his running mate to attend a function where he is expected to present his party’s programmes ahead of next month’s presidential election.
Without Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will next week in Washington, DC, advertise its programmes and share insights on the future of US-Nigeria relations.
Taking the centre-stage instead is Atiku’s running mate, Dr. Peter Gregory Obi, according to an online report.
Obi will be a guest at the Center For Strategic & International Studies, CSIS to discuss the PDP’s economic and security objectives, as well as his views on the future of U.S.-Nigeria relations.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Established in Washington, D.C., over 50 years ago, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organisation dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help decisionmakers chart a course toward a better world.
Atiku’s avoidance of the event further confirmed suspicion that he has a case to answer in the United States.
Recently, the spokesman of the Buhari campaign, senior lawyer Festus Keyamo said Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has a sealed indictment waiting for him in the US. “The day he visits the US, not as a candidate in an election, he will face charges.”
In the meantime, a respondent has told The DEFENDER that the latest about to happen by the PDP is indirect admittance by the opposition party itself that the presidential candidate it is presenting to Nigerians to be voted for as their next President actually has backlog of corruption cases not only within Nigeria but also in America for which he cannot visit Washington only to send his running mate to attend a function where he is expected to present his party’s programmes ahead of next month’s presidential election.
