Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in the 2019 general election, met with various presidential hopefuls in the party on Monday to discuss the party’s presidential ticket for 2023.
On Monday night, the former Vice President attended a gathering with PDP stalwarts in Abuja.
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed are among those in attendance.
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After the meeting, Atiku stated that they discussed the future of the PDP and Nigeria.
“I had a meeting tonight with Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala, and Hayatudden to discuss the future of our party and Nigeria,” the former Vice President posted on Facebook. I’m looking forward to continue our conversation and making #OneNigeria a reality.”
Saraki also took to his Twitter account to share the aim of the meeting.
He wrote, “We visited former Vice President Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar to consult with him on our ongoing discussions about consensus building in our great party, @OfficialPDPNig”
Despite consultation by PDP presidential aspirants in the North, the likes of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim have called for power to be zoned to the South ahead of the 2023 general elections.
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