2023 Presidency: Atiku Gets Major Boost as PDP Stakeholders in 24 States Endorsed Him, Dokpesi Reveals

2023 Presidency: Atiku Gets Major Boost as PDP Stakeholders in 24 States Endorsed Him, Dokpesi Reveals

  • Ahead of the 2023 general election, PDP chieftains have declared their full support for the presidential ambition of Atiku Abubakar
  • This was made known by Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the leader of the technical committee for former VP Atiku
  • Dokpesi further hinted that the twenty-four stakeholders have shown full support for Atiku during the party stakeholders’ meeting in Adamawa

Adamawa, Yola- Nigeria's former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has received a major endorsement from stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 24 states.

According to the Leader of the Technical Committee for Atiku, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a committee soliciting support for him, has endorsed Atiku for President in 2023, The Nation reports.

The PDP chieftain, Dokpesi, made this disclosure during a visit of his committee to Yola, the Adamawa state capital.

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PDP stakeholders in 24 states have endorsed Atiku, says Dokpesi
Chief Raymond Dokpesi made this public yesterday. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar
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He said Adamawa was the 24th state his committee was visiting and that all the 24 states showed overwhelming support for Atiku.

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Dokpesi, the founder of DAAR Communications, thanked the people of Adamawa for supporting the former Vice-President.

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Legit.ng had reported that a Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie had called on the former presidential candidate of the PDP to support his ambition of becoming Nigeria’s next president

Edochie on Wednesday, November 1, revealed that in 2019 he fully supported the former vice president for his presidential campaign

He expressed hope after stating that he resigned his government appointment during the last general election to throw his weight for Atiku.

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Prominent Nigerian pastor predicts what will happen if Tinubu becomes president

In other news, Bishop Leonard Umunna, a Lagos based pastor, said he has full support for Bola Tinubu in his speculated quest to become Nigeria's president in 2023.

The cleric who said he prophesied Tinubu into office as Lagos governor said he won't be as bad as most leaders the country has had if he becomes president.

Bishop Umma, however, issued a caveat saying that he spoke based on the personal assessment as God has not spoken to him on the matter.

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