A Washington-based lobbying firm linked to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on members of a Peoples Democratic Party faction to provide verifiable evidence of alleged political interference ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
The call follows an allegation by the Taminu Turaki-led PDP faction of a plot to stop a ratification ceremony for former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate.
The camp, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on Friday, berated the Federal Capital Territory Administration for threatening to shut down the venue of the event if it was allowed to use the facility.
“We have been informed by the proprietors of A Class Event Centre of the threat by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to shut down their business premises if the Peoples Democratic Party is allowed to use their hall for our presidential candidate ratification ceremonies,” the statement read.
The faction, however, vowed that the event would go ahead as scheduled on Saturday (today), stating that it had fulfilled all requirements for the use of the venue, including payment and notification to security agencies.