The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why its presidential
candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Peter Obi, and some other party bigwigs
had a strategy meeting in Dubai in the past week.
The party said the Dubai retreat which caused a rouse within
the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was aimed at enabling Atiku and PDP strategise
on how best to run the campaign expected to begin in a fortnight, nationwide.
Vanguard reports that a source within the PDP said anti-graft
agencies have been put on alert to track opposition finances, particularly that
of PDP.
According to the source the ruling party is APC is scared of
the “growing popularity of Atiku” so much that it is prepared to use “every means”
to destabilise his ambition.
The source said: "The Dubai meeting is an opportunity to
rub minds on how best to market the party and our candidate."
“They keep talking about money as if any single individual has
the amount of money government is sitting on.
“Just before Atiku left for Dubai, we got information that APC
and the Presidency had perfected plans to send spies to infiltrate our team and
because it is difficult to tell who a spy is, the party chose to cool off outside
the shores of the nation to keep its house away from the eyes of these people,"
the source said.
Meanwhile, kossyvibes previously reported that a civil society
organisation has condemned the strategy meeting held by former vice president and
PDP's presidential candidate for 2019 election and members of his team in Dubai.
The New Agenda for Positive Change said the development was a
sad reminder of the former vice president's extravagant lifestyle.
The group led by Raymond Amuna said the meeting in Dubai is an
indication to Atiku's dangerous tendency to hand Nigeria over to foreign interests
with Dubai being his latest preference.
The Dubai meeting, which featured party bigwigs, including PDP
National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; Senator
Ben Murray-Bruce(Bayelsa East); erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, and
ex-aide to former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, among others.
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