Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate has not arrived in the United States and the Nigerian embassy in Washington is not aware that he is on the way.

The Embassy said it was not yet sure if the former Vice-President would be visiting any moment soon.

A competent source at the embassy told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the embassy was yet to get official information about the former vice president.

Atiku was being rumoured to have arrived the United States on Thursday night. Some other reports said he was on his way.

The embassy source, however, said the embassy was awaiting official communication to that effect.

“Actually, we have not received any information for the embassy but we are just trying to find out whether really he is coming. That is what we are doing right now.

“They told us he’s coming tonight, today, so we are trying to find out whether he’s really coming.

“Mr (Peter) Obi, (Atiku’s running mate), he was to come last week but the event was cancelled.

“So we are still trying to see but if you get anything, please just let us know also because they said he’s coming here so that if you’re able to get any updated information, just inform us so that we can prepare vehicles to go to the airport and meet him and all that.

“For now, we have no information. If I am able to confirm anything, I will get back to you and please, if you too get any confirmation or any update, just get back to me, just call me.

“As a former Vice President, the Embassy is supposed to organise to receive him at the airport and all that, but then we have not received anything in that regards,” the source said.

NAN reports that Obi was billed to be in the U.S. last week and was scheduled to have a New jersey/New York Townhall but the event was postponed.

The PDP vice-presidential candidate is now rescheduled for the New/Jersey/New York USA Town Hall Meeting at Robert Treat Best Western Hotel, New Jersey on Monday, January 21.

The clarification from the embassy came as online reports said Atiku has either landed in the US or has taken off from Nigeria to address the US Chamber of Commerce on Friday, from 2:30pm to 4pm local time.

The Cable claimed that Atiku secretly flew out from Lagos on Wednesday night with most of his aides and associates taken unawares.

He was scheduled to be in Ogun state on Thursday morning but the event was cancelled, it said.

Atiku was said to have been issued last December with a US visa for the first time in 13 years. The visa was reportedly facilitated by his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo, a former foe, turned campaign endorser.

But reports said Atiku sensed the visa could be a trap by the Americans and thus asked for guarantee from the US government that he would not be arrested over a case of money laundering, for which there were reports of a sealed indictment by the US Justice Department.

In another case, former congressman William Jefferson was jailed for 13 years for accepting a bribe from an investor, Lori Mody, who was wearing a wire. Jefferson told the investor that he would need to give then Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar $500,000 “as a motivating factor” to make sure the company obtained contracts for iGate and Mody’s company in Nigeria.

But Daily Trust, quoting Atiku’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Paul Ibe debunked the report of Atiku travelling to the United States.

Ibe told Daily Trust via a telephone chat Thursday afternoon that online reports which stated that Atiku had travelled to the US were a figment of the imagination of the authors.

“You know what the social media can do. You know the social media for what they are now. It is not true. His Excellency hasn’t gone anywhere,” he said.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/01/17/we-are-not-aware-of-atikus-visit-to-us-nigerian-embassy/

Whether he is in the moon, I will vote Atiku come February. A vote for Atiku is a vote for the resurrection of Nigeria from the death grip of the cabal.

I cannot support lifeless people anymore. APC presidential candidate cannot win as my WhatsApp admin.

Even if e dey sambisa ... we go dash am our vote enmasse

The guy follow na Libya
We hope say e no die for sea sha, because e need to dey Alive to witness dey beating baba go give am

Why is Dele Momodu doing this to Atiku?I thought they are friends? Lol

Doyin okupe did similar thing last 2 month.

This is the criminal that wants to come and restructure Nigeria.disgraceful.

But wait oo if Buhari is showing sign of old age, why do people want another old man?
Is that not insanity??

Sowore come and take it back for us.

Sowore 2019

Buhari never stepped into America for 15 years until he became president and had diplomatic cover. Perhaps same may apply to Atiku and his going to America should not be APC main campaign point against him

Dele well done oooo


Abi the mosquito of lies wey bite lai don’t bite you abi


Get your pvc and vote wisely

The children of hate will have a running stomach with this news.

They aren't even sure.

Lol

We

Only Nairaland will post a news, only the same Nairaland will debunk the same news and claim is arewa youths that say so... Amateur bloggers mtcheeew

Na me talk am o...No be me talk am o

Falz, 2019

na wa ooo ..Buhari govt really panicked

Nigerian embassy are lieing


Atiku is indeed in Usa.

I just confirmed from one of his aides


He told me he just arrived United States of Adamawa

Atiku in US or not, the vision still remains well being Obidiently Atikulated.No to impunity, cluelessness, lawlessness, lifelessness & incompetency

AGNESikpuNNU:
Even if e dey sambisa ... we go dash am our vote enmasse

Pdp asslicker spotted...

GavelSlam:
In the Unambiguous State of Adamawa.

We will still vote for him.


You can keep on wailing till eternity.

ok

Me looking for Atiku whereabout

Lolzzzzzzz ... 9ja tire me

He will latter tell his friends where he went to

Just like the purported arraignment of the CJN, anticipation is high!

chaiii.... wailers won't have good sleep tonight o

Eh na Libya he go follow b dat ooo

USA embassy, una no need to broadcast Atiku matter, na our son, he is a Fugitive Son & criminal.

Ok. Fingers crossed.

Want to kill nepotism and sectionalism; vote Atiku/Obi