Breaking: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar Emerges As PDP Presidential Candidate for 2019 Election

Former Nigeria Vice-President Atiku Abubakar emerges as PDP presidential candidate for 2019 election against the incumbent President Buhari of APC.

He won the election with a wide margin against Bukola Saraki, Aminu Tambuwal & other aspirants veiling for the party ticket at the ongoing National Convention of the party in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.

.@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 pic.twitter.com/Ud4wYv7e9P

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 7, 2018

#PDPpresidentialPrimaries
Results

Atiku – 1,518 Votes
-Tambuwal – 693
-Saraki – 317
-Kwankwaso – 158
-Dankwambo – 111
-Lamido – 96
-Makarfi – 74
-Turaki – 65
-Bafarawa – 48
-Mark – 35
-Jang -19
-Ahmed – 5

Void Votes: 68

Atiku wins! The race is between Atiku and Buhari in 2019.

— Isima (@IsimaOdeh) October 7, 2018