The presidential campaign Organisation of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the former Nigerian vice president was in the United Kingdom to discuss areas of potential future collaboration between Nigeria and the UK.

Dele Momodu, the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization’s Director of Strategic Communications, named Atiku as the front-runner in a brief statement yesterday.

He added that “an internal source is quoted (as) saying an internal poll by the British government shows AA (Atiku Abubakar) as the leading candidate and the possibility of working together for a more effective post-Brexit world which promises to be a win-win for both countries.

“This is especially imperative as the UK seeks to improve and increase trade partnership with Nigeria.”

According to Momodu, the PDP presidential rallies will resume later this week in Kogi state.

Momodu took the opportunity to refute the perception that the invitation was based on the PDP’s knowledge of an internal polling by the British government even as he praised the Nigerian media for their good coverage of the meeting between Atiku and the British authorities in London.

“We are not aware of any such polling. It is a tradition for foreign governments to seek audience with leading candidates in a forthcoming election and this is not an exception.

“The two mainstream political parties in Nigeria are PDP and APC and we are truly honored by this invitation,” the PDP chieftain stressed.
[ad unit=2]