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Atiku Abubakar arrives Washington DC to meet U.S. government officials

By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja
18 January 2019   |   3:58 am
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has arrived Washington DC on a visit to the United States of America.A statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has arrived Washington DC on a visit to the United States of America.A statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, yesterday explained that “the PDP presidential candidate arrived at 20.20 hours (14.20 hours Washington DC time).

“On Wednesday, Atiku Abubakar met with the business community in Lagos at an interactive session to unveil his plans to get Nigeria working again.

“Thursday morning, he left Abuja, accompanied by the director-general of PDP presidential campaign organisation and senate president, Bukola Saraki, for the United States.”

Ibe added that the former vice president would, in the course of his trip, hold meetings with U.S. government officials, the business community and the Nigerian community.“He returns to the country on Saturday,” the statement added.

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