The former vice-president Atiku Abubakar says he has nothing to do with the billboards mounted in Abuja and portrayed as his campaign message.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is in London to deliver a keynote address at the London School of Economics (LSE)'s event “Nigeria: Beyond Oil – Opportunities in Enterprise and Development.” A statement by his media office in Abuja said the former Vice President was focusing his address on the challenges of overcoming Nigeria's oil dependency.
The organizers chose Atiku mainly because he is believed to have immense influence in many aspects of Nigerian national life. The keynote speech is considered particularly significant because it comes at a time the diversification of the economy is a major agenda for the Nigerian government.
Meanwhile, the former Vice President said he had nothing to do with the appearance of campaign billboards and posters being mounted in and around the Federal Capital Territory. He decried the action assuring that he cannot be involved with the mounting of billboards and posters at this point in time noting that it is too early for that.
He also added “It is baffling that people can erect billboards and posters in a city like Abuja in broad day light without being spotted and arrested by security agents.”
The former Vice President, however, noted that this should not come as a surprise to discerning Nigerians that these billboards are being mounted at this point in time with a view to creating disaffection and division among his associates and ridiculing his person.
From London, Atiku will head to China to lead a business delegation to an Investment Conference at the invitation of the Chinese Government.
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