The Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has finally visited the United States of America, Naija News can authoritatively report.
Naija News reports that Abubakar, a former Vice President of Nigeria, arrived at “God’s own country” on Thursday, January 17, having departed Nigerian on Wednesday evening.
The development is coming after the United States had in late 2018, issued the PDP Presidential candidate a visa.
The political opponents of the former Vice President including the All Progressives Congress (APC) have on several occasions used his absence from the US not just to taunt but to discredit him.
Naija News reports that Abubakar’s row with the US authorities began after the FBI investigated a bribery scandal involving William Jefferson, former US congressman, in 2004.
The FBI, a domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, had searched his residence in the posh neighbourhood of Potomac, Maryland, but no money was found.
The investigators had videotaped Jefferson, who was the congressman representing Louisiana, receiving $100,000 worth of $100 bills which he claimed was meant for Abubakar, but the PDP Presidential candidate has consistently denied the allegation.
Meanwhile, Abubakar’s visit to the United States is coming few weeks to the February 16 Presidential election in Nigeria, which he is battling to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari who is seeking a second term in office.
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