{"id":63044,"date":"2018-07-16T17:15:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63044"},"modified":"2018-07-16T17:15:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T16:15:04","slug":"2019-atiku-begins-nationwide-tour-set-mega-declaration-for-july-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/2019-atiku-begins-nationwide-tour-set-mega-declaration-for-july-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"2019: Atiku begins nationwide tour, set mega declaration for\u00a0July 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former vice-president and leading presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku
\nAbubakar, will be commencing a consultation and familiarization tour
\nacross the country beginning from\u00a0July 16, 2018<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ahead of the presidential
\nprimaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n

The former number two citizen will begin with a scheduled visit to Gombe
\nState\u00a0on Monday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0then proceed to Borno State\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>, Taraba on
\nWednesday and Adamawa\u00a0on Thursday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

According to a schedule released by the the Director-General of the Atiku
\nPresidential Campaign Organisation and former Governor of Ogun State,
\nOtunba Gbenga Daniel, Alhaji Atiku will commence the South West visitation
\non Monday, July 30 in Lagos while that of North East will start from
\nJigawa on\u00a0August 6th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with North West, South East and North Central
\nscheduled for\u00a0August 7th<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0August 13th and August 15th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0respectively.<\/p>\n

An official reception in respect of his presidential ambition has been
\nslated for Saturday July 21st in Yola by the Adamawa State Chapter of the
\nPeoples Democratic Party, tagged “Mega Rally”<\/p>\n

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable released in
\nJanuary mandates all political parties to conduct party primaries
\nincluding resolution of disputes arising from the primaries between August
\n18 and\u00a0October 7, 2018<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Atiku is expected to battle the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji
\nSule Lamido; Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; former
\nGovernor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa; former Chairman of PDP
\nNational Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi; former Governors of Kano
\nState, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso for the ticket of
\nthe Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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