At the time of filing this report, the venue for the meeting had been filled with party faithful from the five states in the South-East, awaiting Atiku’s arrival.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has arrived in Enugu for the party’s South-East Stakeholders Zonal Meeting.
The former Vice President, who arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport on Tuesday morning, is expected at the Baze Event Centre, Independence Layout Enugu, venue of the event.
The event is aimed at uniting the Igbo for PDP and presenting their son, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate. Okowa is Delta State Governor.
This is coming after the South-East failed to get the party’s presidential ticket despite calls for the ticket to be zoned to the region.
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At the time of filing this report, the venue for the meeting had been filled with party faithful from the five states in the South-East, awaiting Atiku’s arrival at the venue.
Some members of the zone’s PDP caucus like the National Vice Chairman, Ali Odefa, PDP executives, Rep Tobi Okechukwu, representing Oji-River Federal Constituency, and members of the Enugu State Assembly, were already seated for the programme.
Also seated for the event were prominent PDP stakeholders, including the party’s former spokesman, Oliseh Metuh; ex-Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim; Hyde Onuagulichi, and Sen. Uche Ekwunife, amongst others.