Former vice-president and leading presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar, will be commencing a consultation and familiarization tour
across the country beginning from July 16, 2018 ahead of the presidential
primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The former number two citizen will begin with a scheduled visit to Gombe
State on Monday then proceed to Borno State on Tuesday, Taraba on
Wednesday and Adamawa on Thursday.
According to a schedule released by the the Director-General of the Atiku
Presidential Campaign Organisation and former Governor of Ogun State,
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Alhaji Atiku will commence the South West visitation
on Monday, July 30 in Lagos while that of North East will start from
Jigawa on August 6th with North West, South East and North Central
scheduled for August 7th, August 13th and August 15th respectively.
An official reception in respect of his presidential ambition has been
slated for Saturday July 21st in Yola by the Adamawa State Chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party, tagged “Mega Rally”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable released in
January mandates all political parties to conduct party primaries
including resolution of disputes arising from the primaries between August
18 and October 7, 2018.
Atiku is expected to battle the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji
Sule Lamido; Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; former
Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa; former Chairman of PDP
National Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi; former Governors of Kano
State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso for the ticket of
the Peoples Democratic Party.