2023: Why I Picked Okowa Over Wike, Atiku Reacts To PDP Crisis

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2023: Why I Picked Okowa Over Wike, Atiku Reacts To PDP Crisis
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said that he chose Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his

running mate for the 2023 elections, over Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, because of his desire to unite Nigeria.He said that it was the prerogative of a party’s candidate to pick his running mate especially one that he believes he or she can work it.

“If you can go through history. I was given a ticket in 2007, I picked an Igbo. I was given a ticket in 2019, I picked an Igbo. In 2022, I was given it and I picked an Igbo man again. This is just to show you my desire to unify the country,” Atiku stated.He added that, “Governor Wike is a brilliant politician. He is courageous; he is tenacious. I believe he has a future in the political evolution of this country.

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