Atiku Abubakar, former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, will be visiting Rivers State to campaign by the second week of February in what has been described as the “mother of all rallies.”
According to multiple reports The rally is planned for February 11, while the row between Atiku and the five aggrieved governors of the PDP, led By Governor Nyesom Wike, has yet to be resolved.
The South-South Coordinator of the PDP Ward2Ward Group, Onengiye Leonard Tamunoigbeinbia, meanwhile on Monday confirmed that all plans had been concluded to hold the rally in the state.
Tamunoigbeinbia, who is also the Director General, Atiku/Okowa Campaign, Okrika Local Council in Rivers, said in a release that Atiku was scheduled to be in Port Harcourt, the state capital on February 11, 2023.
“The 2023 general elections will not be like the previous ones. Nobody is going to write results, this time around. The campaign in the state will be the mother of all campaigns as Rivers State and the people will show the world that they have a stake in the Presidency of Atiku Abubakar,” he noted.
“Rivers PDP presidential campaign council awaits to graciously usher in partisans from other political parties to become part of the record-making event at Adokiye Amiesimaka, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
“The Rivers State PDP Presidential Campaign Council DG, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, led various committee heads and members to inspect the preparation venue of the forthcoming record-making presidential campaign in the state.
“Part of teams include, former Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru , DG Of the Okrika LGA Presidential Campaign council, Leonard Tamunoigbeinbia, Chris Chuama , amongst other leaders, to supervise the arrangement of the event center in Port Harcourt.”