Mammoth PDP Crowd Welcome Atiku In Adamawa

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was welcomed by massive crowd of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters he arrived in Yola, Adamawa state Premium Times reports.

Naija News learnt that the former vice president who is yet to reveal the party he would under which he plans to achieve presidential ambition is believed to be considering the PDP, his former party.

Atiku who arrived the Yola International Airport, was welcomed by PDP supporters led by the state and local government executives

He later went to pay condolence to the family of one of his close friends, late Adamu Yaro before retiring to his residence.

Tahir Shehu, the Adamawa chairman of PDP, said the party was happy with the development and hoped Atiku would formally declare for PDP.

He said: “He is one of the founders of the party and we have been looking for him to return to the party; we have been discussing with him for month before this development.”

“PDP is now a better party at all levels and we are looking forward to his joining us formally to further strengthen the party to take over at all levels.

“He (Atiku) just arrived and we accompanied him on a condolence visit to one of his associates’ house, we will allow him to rest before we meet him again for further discussion and persuasion to join us.”

The state organising secretary of APC in Adamawa, Ahmed Lawan, reacting to the development, said the party “was not disturbed” by Atiku’s action, saying that it would not affect the party’s popularity in Adamawa.