Presidency: Saraki Speaks on Atiku’s Biggest Challenge in Southeast, Reveals 4 Zones PDP Will Win

Presidency: Saraki Speaks on Atiku’s Biggest Challenge in Southeast, Reveals 4 Zones PDP Will Win

  • The ambition of Atiku Abubakar might face a huge threat in the southeastern region of the country
  • Ahead of the 2023 general election, the former Senate President has revealed the presidential candidate that poses a threat to Atiku's chances of victory
  • Bukola Saraki in an interview disclosed that the presence of the third force represented by Peter Obi poses a great threat to the PDP in the southeast region

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki said Peter Obi’s Labour Party, (LP) is the biggest challenge of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the South-East region of the country.

Saraki made this disclosure during an interview on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Monday, January 16.

Atiku Abubakar, 2023 presidential election, southeast, PDP, Labour Party, Bukola Saraki
Obi has been seen as Atiku's biggest challenger even in the southeast region. Photo credit: Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Peter Obi
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Atiku's biggest challenger for 2023 revealed

He said,

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“South-South is a strong PDP area. We will do very well in South-South, South-East, the challenge we have there, of course, is Labour.
“But we will still do well in the South-East and take our 25 per cent. We will do well in North Central, we will do well in North-West and North-East.”

PDP will win the 4 zones in the country, Saraki boasts

Meanwhile, the former Senate President has insisted that the PDP will win four political zones – North-West, North-East, South-South and North-Central during the election, Vanguard reported.

“We need four zones. By the time you have four zones, you will win the election.
“The four zones that we will win are North-west, North-east, South-south and North-central, and we will take our 25 per cent more than 24 states. There is no doubt about that,” he added.

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Mixed reactions have trailed the picture of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), being held to walk to the podium.

The picture was shared by Bayo Onanuga, the director of media and publicity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council on his Twitter page on Monday, January 16. While sharing the picture, Onanuga wrote:

"Atiku Abubakar being gingerly helped to the podium in Kogi. When we said he should speak on his health, his attack dogs barked to the highest decibel."

Presidency: Atiku lands in Tinubu's backyard, describes APC candidate as "greenhorn"

In another development, Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taunted his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in Lagos.

The former vice president was in the state to present his economic plans to the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), where he called on Nigerians not to vote for the former governor of the state in the 2023 presidential election.

Atiku landed in Lagos on Sunday, January 15, shortly after his visit to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) where he commiserated with PDP members injured in a fatal accident in Plateau state.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.