2019: PDP Committee Bans Presidential Ticket Campaign At Convention

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will visit the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abuja, on Tuesday (today), PUNCH reports.

His visit is coming two days after he returned to the party which he left in 2014.

The Convention Planning Committee of the party, set up to organise the elective national convention coming up on Saturday in Abuja, has banned the display of campaign posters of any presidential aspirants at the Eagle Square venue of the convention.

The committee, headed by the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, also barred the supporters of the presidential contenders from the venue on Saturday.

Atiku had resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress about a week ago, claiming that the ruling party had deviated from its promises to Nigeria.

Besides, he accused the leadership of the party of not carrying its members along in decision-making.

Investigations showed that members of the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, had been informed of Atiku’s visit.

Authoritative sources said the former vice-president requested to meet with the caretaker committee in order to ensure his return to the party was without hitches.

Atiku was said to have written a letter to Makarfi, requesting the visit.