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My victory, a victory for all Nigerians, says Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to Saturday’s national convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party where he had emerged the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2019 presidential election.
Atiku defeated 12 other aspirants with a total of 1,532 votes, while his closest rival, Aminu Tambuwal pulled 693 votes. Dr. Bukola Saraki, who is also the Senate President came a distant third with 317 votes while Kwankwanso pulled 158, Dankwambo got 111.
There were a total of 3,274 accredited delegates, with Datti Baba-Ahmed getting five votes and rooted to the bottom of the table.
In a reaction via his official Twitter handle, Atiku commended the PDP and all its members for choosing him as the flag-bearer ahead of the 2019 presidential election, adding that his victory is for all Nigerians.
He said: “@OfficialPDPNig, thank you for choosing me. This is a victory for all of us. The task to get Nigeria working again starts now. #NigeriaWillWork #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain.”
He is expected to provide stiff competition to President Muhammadu Buhari who emerged as the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate.
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