Dino Melaye, spokesperson of the PDP presidential campaign council, said the presidential candidate of the party,Atiku Abubakar travelled to the United Kingdom at the invitation of the British government.
According to Melaye,the former vice-president is hale and hearty
The former lawmaker was reacting to a report that the PDP presidential candidate is sick and was flown to the UK for treatment.
Reacting via his Twitter handle, on Sunday, Melaye described the reports as “lies of unrepentant liars”.
His tweet reads: “Disregard the lies of unrepentant liars. Atiku is 100% fit and in super form health-wise.
“The British government invited the leading presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, just like they had invited Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi earlier.
“Nigerians should henceforth disregard drug-induced statements propelled by some online medium.”
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Similarly, Atiku’s Media Adviser,Paul Ibe in separate post on Twitter, said the meeting is expected to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“For the avoidance of doubt H.E Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP and former VP of Nigeria, 1999-2007, will be arriving in London on Monday, January 9, for meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday on the invitation of the British Government,” the tweet reads.