Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has been invited to speak at Chatham House ahead of the 2023 general elections.
However, Chatham House’s Africa Programme Director, Alex Vines, stated on Monday that Atiku has not responded to their invitation.
Vines made the announcement during his opening remarks at the Chatham House in London, where he was hosting Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi.
He went on to say that the independent policy institute had previously hosted the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
According to Vines, on January 17 and 18, the institute will host the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwakwanso, and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu.
He said;
We have sent an invitation to the candidate of the PDP Atiku Abubakar but he is yet to reply to our invitation.
Peter Obi Pledges To Dismantle Structure Holding Nigeria Captive
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, has pledged to demolish the “structure” that is holding Nigeria hostage and impeding her advancement and progressive development.
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate claimed that the current “structure” in Nigeria is one of criminality, which has driven the people into poverty.
WITHIN NIGERIA reports that Obi made this statement on Monday at Chatham House, a leading policy institute and think-tank forum in the United Kingdom.
Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated during a discussion on ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: A vision for policy change and institutional reforms,’ that it is frequently heard that the Labour Party lacks structure.
He said;
You have heard them say we don’t have structure; that is the structure we are trying to destroy – structure of criminality that Nigeria is being held captive; that structure is the structure that has impoverished Nigeria. We’ll dismantle it. It will not be there. I assure of you.