Atiku Abubakar, the presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is currently in the United
States.
The last time he visited the
country was in 2005 when he was the vice-president of Nigeria.
He stayed away from America after
the authorities began investigating a bribery scandal involving William
Jefferson, former US congressman.
Atiku was accused of demanding a
bribe of $500,000 to facilitate the award of contracts to two American
telecommunication firms in Nigeria, an allegation he denied.
His opponents had taunted him for
staying away from the US but all that is now over.
On Thursday, he was accompanied
by Senate President Bukola Saraki who is the director-general of his
campaign; Uche Secondus, national
chairman of the PDP and some key members of the opposition party.
Below is a video of his arrival:
I guess he needed to visit the US badly to prove a point! All hail the power of lobby!!
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