The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, February 15, disclosed that he had a telephone conversation with the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, over Saturday’s presidential election.
DAILY NIGERIAN has exclusively obtained an audio file of the telephone conversation between Mr Pompeo and the PDP presidential candidate.
During the conversation, Mr Pompeo extended the American government’s goodwill towards Mr Atiku as well as the country’s commitment to the hitch-free 2019 elections.
The secretary of state said: “I wanted to call to wish you well and to let you know that the United States is looking forward to a free and fair, transparent and peaceful election process.
“We need a credible election and I am counting on the fact that you are instructing the PDP to refrain from vote-buying and intimidation and all the things that would interfere with the rights of your people and damage the credibility of the elections.”
In his response, Mr Atiku urged the secretary of state to watch the election carefully, saying: “I have been involved in all the transitions (in the country) since 1999 but as for this one, the greatest challenge is the credibility, transparency, and accountability (of the process). I can assure you on our own part we will play by the rules and by the provisions of our constitution.”
Listen to the full conversation below:
