The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday night arrived the United Kingdom ahead of a two-day visit on the invitation of the British Government.
Africa Today News, New York reports that Mr. Atiku, who arrived London in company of principal officers of his campaign team, will engage British government officials and others in the course of the visit.
According to a spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign, Senator Dino Melaye, the PDP presidential candidate will engage British government organs and as well meet the revered Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior Bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury.
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Recall that an online newspaper had on Sunday reported that Atiku was critically ill and was evacuated to London from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for medical attention, citing an unnamed source in the PDP Presidential Campaign Team.
But, Melaye refuted the ill-health report by the online news platform (not LEADERSHIP), describing it as handiwork of ‘unrepentant liars’.
The PDP Campaign spokesperson added that Atiku was in London on the invitation of the British Government as previously extended to other candidates in Nigeria’s February 25 elections.
Meanwhile, Atiku had earlier asserted that the upcoming general elections will decide Nigeria’s future.
In a campaign message to his supporters via email on Sunday night, Atiku stated that the election provided an opportunity for Nigerians to right all the wrongs that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has brought upon the country.
He said, ‘The 2023 general election is few weeks away. It is important that we remind ourselves that this election is about the future of Nigeria.
‘It is an opportunity for us as Nigerians to right all the wrongs that the ruling APC has brought upon us.’
He added that as Nigerians exercise their mandate in the upcoming elections, it is necessary that they reflect properly about the scorecards of both the PDP and the APC.