ATIKU ABUBAKA EMERGES P.D.P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2023 ELECTION

 

 

ATIKU ABUBAKA EMERGES P.D.P PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2023 ELECTION

Atiku emerges P.D.P presidential candidate for 2023 election

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged again as the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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Abubakar Tafawa Belewa defeated 12 other candidates in a contest for the presidential primary held at the MOs hood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday.

 

Of the 767 accredited ballots at the election, he polled 371 votes while his closest challenger, Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, came second with 237 votes.

 

Nigeria’s former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, scored 70 votes to come a distant third while Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, scored 38 votes.

 

The only female who also contested for the election, Oliver Diana, and Sam Ohuabunwa, scored one vote each.

 

Anyim Pius Anyim, scored 14 votes while Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, scored 20 votes.

 

The other contestants including former Governor Ayodele Fayose and Magazine Publisher, Dele Momodu – got zero votes.

 

Twelve invalid votes were recorded.

 

While Atiku’s victory at the primary is his second successive attempt, it also marked his fifth shot at the presidency. He has had other unsuccessful contests for the seat under both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his current party, the PDP.

 

The Adamawa-born politician also secured the ticket of the PDP in 2019 but lost at the general elections to the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC.

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The former vice-president will again face whoever emerges from the forthcoming presidential primaries of the APC

 

He said the election is the freest and fairest election in the history of the party.

 

Promising to unify the country, Atiku accused the APC-led government of fostering disunity among Nigerians across ethnic and religious borderlines.

 

“I also pledged to confront economic problems which were compounded by the APC government,” he said.

 

Atiku Abubaka called on his fellow contestants to join forces with him and promised to cooperate with them in building the country.

 

“It was a well-fought primary election,” he added.

 

He seized the moment to appeal to aggrieved members to employ internal mechanisms to resolve all disputes rather than seeking redress in court.

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