SAHARANEWS – Members of the National Peace Committee (NPC) led by a former Head of State, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar yesterday presented grievances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari polled 15,191,847 to defeat his main challenger, Atiku who scored 11,262,978 votes. Atiku, a former Vice President had since rejected the outcome of the poll, saying he would reclaim his stolen mandate.
The committee members on Thursday met Atiku and met with President Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja yesterday.
In attendance at the meeting were the committee’s chairman, General Abubakar, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan and that Bishop of Sokoto, Hassan Matthew Kukah.
Also at the meeting was the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. The meeting held behind closed doors lasted for an hour, from 3:00pm.
General Abdulsalami, said they have presented the grievances of Atiku to the president. “He did not present any conditions. He gave his complaints, which we have come to presented and discuss with Mr. President to see what can be done,” he said.
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