Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has arrived Washington DC on a visit to the United States.
The PDP presidential candidate arrived at 20.20 hours (14.20 hours Washington DC time).
Just arrived Washington D.C for meeting with US government officials, Nigerians living in D.C metropolis and the business community. -AA pic.twitter.com/EafM47B83A
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) January 17, 2019
A statement by Paul Ibe, spokesperson to Atiku Abubakar, said that the PDP presidential hopeful “will in the course of his trip hold meeting with US government officials, the business community and the Nigerian community”.
Atiku’s visit to the United States comes a day after he met with the business community in Lagos at an interactive session to “unveil his plans to get Nigeria working again”.
He flew out of Nigeria on Thursday morning with the DG of PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation and Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki for the United States.
@atiku at Washington Dulles Airport, to a warm reception in the US pic.twitter.com/7uA4FdatwJ
— Osita Chidoka (@osita_chidoka) January 17, 2019
HAPPENING NOW: God willing, the next President of Nigeria, @Atiku, in a handshake with Senate President @bukolasaraki in Washington DC five minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/SQao2FsRNg
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) January 17, 2019
