2023 Presidency: No Road for Tinubu, Kwankwaso, Obi as States Begin Race on Who Will Bring Atiku Most Votes

2023 Presidency: No Road for Tinubu, Kwankwaso, Obi as States Begin Race on Who Will Bring Atiku Most Votes

  • The governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, has boasted that his state will generate the biggest number of votes for Atiku Abubakar during the coming elections
  • Governor Mohammed made the boast during a recent PDP presidential campaign rally in northern Nigeria
  • At the moment, states like Bauchi, Delta, Adamawa, and Sokoto are in a stiff contest on which of them will bring the most votes for the PDP at the polls

There is now a competition among some prominent Nigerian states on who will bring the highest number of votes for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Paty (PDP) during the general elections.

The states involved in what has been described as a tournament are Adamawa, Delta, Sokoto, and Bauchi.

Atiku, Tinubu, Kwankwaso, Obi
Atiku seems to have secured massive support for himself from most PDP states (Photo: @atiku, tsg2023, @KwankwasoRM, Peter Obi)
Source: Twitter

On his part, the governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, who was at a recent campaign rally in the north, boasted that his state will win the ongoing tournament.

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Via Instagram on Sunday, January 15, a member of the PDP's presidential campaign council, Dele Momodu, wrote:

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"A tournament has been declared between Adamawa, Delta and Sokoto on who will bring the most votes to Atiku/PDP. Governor Bala Mohammed says Bauchi shall bring more votes than anywhere else.
"Atiku an Idea Whose Time Has Come."

Atiku, Tinubu, Obi: Wike renews position on naming preferred candidate, sends last warning to PDP

Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, has sent a final warning to the Peoples Democratic Party to respond to his demand and that of the other four aggrieved PDP governors in the party.

Wike said the PDP still has the opportunity to negotiate with the G5 governors, as there would come a time when the door of negotiation would be shut.

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The governor disclosed this while speaking with BBC Pidgin on his preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, which is scheduled to hold on February 24.

Wike said he has not changed his mind to announce his preferred presidential candidate this year in January, as he had promised in December 2022, while confirming that he had met with the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng