Security has been beefed up in some parts of Ebonyi State capital, Abakaliki in the build-up to the arrival of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the state for campaign. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that major roads leading to the Pa Ngele Oruta Stadium were blocked to traffic while vehicles were diverted to other routes. “Atiku is our own and the government has made full arrangements for the campaign rally,” he said. A member of `Friends of Atiku’ Ebonyi Chapter, Mr Chijioke Agwu, noted that the people of the state and the nation had confidence in the Atiku/Obi ticket. “In Ebonyi State everybody is PDP and Atiku Abubakar is our candidate.

Source: Punch February 01, 2019 12:00 UTC