Atiku, Okowa withdraw from presidential town-hall meeting

Presidential standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,
and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Tuesday, pulled out of a town hall meeting organised for those vying for the position of president of Nigeria in 2023.

This was disclosed in a tweet by Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) news, one of the broadcast platforms on which the town hall meeting is hoisted.

The presidential town hall series entitled: “The Candidates,” is organised by Daria Media in partnership with News Central, and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), among others.

“Due to unavoidable conflicts, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party, will not be participating in “The Candidates” Presidential Town Hall Series,” NTA said in the tweet.

This is not the first time Atiku would be absent at events meant for presidential candidates.

Earlier this month, he asked his running mate to stand in for him at a programme put together by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with ARISE Television.

In October, Atiku was also absent at an event, organised by Women Radio 91.7 for major presidential candidates at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.