2019: ATIKU, OTHERS VISIT EKWEREMADU

2019: ATIKU, OTHERS VISIT EKWEREMADU

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, November 26, visited the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to seek his understanding over the choice of Peter Obi as his running mate.

There have been rumours that Ekweremadu is aggrieved over the choice of Peter Obi without his consent as the highest ranking Igbo government official in the present administration.

Sources close to Ekweremadu had also told Anaedooline that the Enugu-born politician was earlier promised the ticket by Atiku before the PDP presidential primary.

It was learnt that on the entourage of Atiku were the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council and president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus; and the National Organising Secretary of the party, Colonel Austin Akobundu (rtd.).

According to report, the visit was meant to appease Ekweremadu, who had hoped that he would be the choice for the position.

It was gathered that the visitors asked for Ekweremadu’s support and explained to him that Obi was picked in the interest of the zone in particular and the nation in general.

A source quoted in the report said: “He was told that Obi does not have any corruption case against him and that he does not belong to any faction of the party. He was also told that Obi’s emergence has further raised the acceptability level of the PDP across the country.”