There are indications that Atiku
Abubakar will pick his running mate from the South East region of the country,
for next year’s general elections.
The former vice-president emerged
as the flagbearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, during
their presidential primary in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.
Atiku polled 1,532 votes out of
total of 3,221 votes, representing almost 50% of the entire delegates’ votes.
His closest rival, Governor Aminu
Tambuwal of Sokoto State scored 693 votes, while Senate President Bukola Saraki
came third with 317 votes.
However, some states in the five
states that made up the zone, might have reportedly been disqualified.
For instance, Anambra, where
Senator Ben Obi who was a former running mate to Atiku hails from, was said to
have been disqualified.
The reason being that the state
had produced two former Speakers, two former presidents of the Senate, one vice
president and a President.
Also, Enugu State which is a
PDP-controlled state, was said to have produced a former national chairman of
the PDP. The state has also produced the Deputy Senate President for the past
seven and half years.
For Imo State, it has produced a
former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and had also produced a
Senate President.
The race is believed to be
between Abia and Ebonyi states.
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