{"id":4644,"date":"2019-02-15T17:16:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4644"},"modified":"2019-02-15T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:21:14","slug":"presidential-election-supporters-besiege-atikus-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/presidential-election-supporters-besiege-atikus-house","title":{"rendered":"Presidential election: Supporters besiege Atiku\u2019s house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, stormed his private residence in Yola to pay him a visit ahead of Saturday\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku had retired to the house after his final campaign in the town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/download-2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2018\/12\/download-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Petty traders, youths, women and some PDP members were seen at the gate of the mansion with security operatives having a tough time trying to stop them gaining entrance into palatial home of the former vice president of the country.<\/p>\n<p>An aide said Atiku was expected to address the crowd briefly before going for Friday Jumaat prayer at the Lamido Palace mosque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, stormed his private residence in Yola to pay him a visit ahead of Saturday\u2019s presidential election. 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