Presidential standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has arrived in Abuja.
THE CONCLAVE reports that Atiku set aside pre-scheduled meetings and appointments in Morocco and the United Kingdom, to be in Nigeria to lead his party’s governorship grand rally in Osogbo, Osun State on Thursday.
Members of his core team during the pre-primary consultations, notably Senator Ehigie Uzamere, arrived in Abuja a few hours earlier today, from the United States.
Ademola Adeleke is flying the gubernatorial flag of the PDP at the election scheduled for Saturday, July 16.
National leaders of the PDP, including former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; party chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; Atiku’s running mate and governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, among others, will be at the grand rally.
Political observers believe Atiku is demonstrating sensitivity to the mood of his party, after his inability to attend the campaign grand finale of the party in Ekiti State prelude to the June 18 governorship poll in which the party placed a distant third position.
Atiku will also have crunch talks with Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor who emerged second at the PDP presidential primary election last May.
Atiku’s preference of Okowa, above Wike, generally regarded as the backbone of the party in its most difficult moments, has dominated political discourse in recent weeks.
Political observers anticipate amicable resolution of the impasse between Atiku and Wike both recognised team players.
This, analysts contend, is necessary to rally stakeholders together, for the campaigns of subsequent months.
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