TheCable

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has travelled out of the country to Europe. 

Paul Ibe, his media adviser, said the former vice-president left Nigeria on Monday night. 

While on the scheduled visit, Ibe said  Abubakar is expected to meet with the technical partners of one of his businesses affected by the lockdown resulting from the COVID pandemic. 

Ibe said the meeting would focus on a conclusive discussion for a planned expansion of Abubakar’s businesses. 

“Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has travelled to Europe on business,” the statement reads. 

“The former Vice President travelled last night on a scheduled trip to meet with the technical partners of one of his business entity that was impacted by the Covid-19 global lockdown and the consequent economic downturn.”

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On September 16, TheCable had reported that Abubakar made a similar trip to Europe alongside Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta.

Meanwhile, the development comes after Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, had claimed that Abubakar travelled to Paris to seek medical attention. 

In a tweet earlier on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode had said Abubakar collapsed after complaining of headache and severe pains in his head during a flight to Abuja from Kaduna on Monday.

After his outing in Kaduna yesterday @atiku fell ill. He complained of dizzy spells& severe pains in his head& all over his body throughout the flight to Abuja. After landing at Abuja airport he collapsed. He was flown to Paris for medical attention immediately.God be with him.

— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 18, 2022

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