Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s vice president between 1999 and 2007, has been elected the presidential candidate of PDP (Peoples Democratic Party), Premium Times reports.
At a PDP national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, held Saturday and Sunday, Mr Abubakar defeated 11 other aspirants to clinch the hotly-contested ticket. His victory sets him as the main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general election.
The ruling All Progressives Congress confirmed Mr Buhari as its candidate at a non-competitive convention in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Saturday.
No surprises there: I predicted that in December 2017 when he returned to PDP.
I have noted that Buhari would be a big force and could easily win but if Atiku chooses a solid competent running mate, PDP will win. Together with Atiku, they need to revert to these generation-shaping policies for the nation.
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Atiku vs. Buhari – game set.
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