Breaking! PDP’s Atiku Reportedly Ignores Wike, Taps Okowa As Running Mate

Hamilton Nwosa
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2023: CNG Faults PDP, Atiku For Choosing Okowa As Vice Presidential Candidate

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Barry any last minutes u-turn, developing reports indicate that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar might have settled for the Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa as his Vice-presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections.

The choice is likely to come as a shock to some as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike had already been reported to have won the minds of members of a PDP committee set up to look into the choice of selecting a VP for Atiku.

While Wike got 16 votes, Okowa was reported to have had three votes.

Meanwhile, an official announcement by the main opposition’s PDP is being awaited in this regard.

Still more to come…

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