The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, returned to Nigeria from a trip to France.
Atiku left Nigeria hours after the PDP rally in Kaduna State on Monday.
Atiku’s return precedes the presidential rally of the party which is scheduled to hold in Edo on Saturday.
The PDP bigwigs are expected to be at the rally which holds 10 am with all elected governors on the platform of the party invited.
The Director-General, Atiku Presidential Campaign, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, disclosed this in an invite obtained by newsmen on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the state government has said that it has uncovered plans by some persons mischief to disrupt the presidential campaign rally but warned that the government would bring the full weight of the law upon any individual involved in the reprehensible act.
Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq., in a statement, said the government would ensure that the individuals are not only apprehended but tried and prosecuted in accordance with the state’s criminal conspiracy and public disturbance law.
He said, “These individuals who are clearly intimidated by the momentum of the large and organic following that the PDP enjoys in the state, had, at a meeting, made plans to cause chaos and discredit the rally.”
“The government is fully aware of this reckless plan which will clearly put the lives and property of Edo people in danger.”
“These individuals are hereby warned that the government will bring the full weight of the law upon any individual involved in this reprehensible act, ensuring that they are not only apprehended but tried and prosecuted in accordance with the state’s criminal conspiracy and public disturbance law.”
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