Atiku Holds "A Frank and Fruitful Meeting" With Ex-South African President, Others
- Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate in the recently concluded presidential election, has received the envoy of the Commonwealth Observation Mission to Nigeria's 2023 election
- The team were led by the former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, just a day after INEC announced APC's Bola Tinubu as the winner of the poll
- Atiku is the first running-up in the election with 6,984,520 votes, while Tinubu garnered 8,794,726 votes to emerge as the winner
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FCT, Abuja - Atiku Abubakar, the first runner-up in the just concluded 2023 presidential election, has received a delegation of the Commonwealth Observation Mission to Nigeria's 2023 election in his residence in Abuja.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded poll disclosed that he had "a frank and fruitful meeting" with the team led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.
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Atiku disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday, March 2, a day after the winner of the presidential election was announced.
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He said:
"This morning, I met with a delegation of the Commonwealth Observation Mission to Nigeria's 2023 election, led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. It was a frank and fruitful meeting."
On Wednesday, March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the election.
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Unlike 2015 when the then-sitting President, Goodluck Jonathan, conceded defeat and congratulated the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, Atiku has refused to congratulate the president-elect.
Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku garnered 6,984,520 votes in the election.
The PDP, Labour Party and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) had called for the cancellation of the election during the collation and counting, in which Tinubu was already taking the lead, but the electoral body continued with its job.
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Tinubu begins to receive presidential treatment, first step revealed
Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the elected president in the just concluded 2023 presidential election, will be moved to the Defence House in Maitama, FCT, today, Thursday.
The President-elect will be at the Defence House and start receiving briefings as the president till May 29, when he will be sworn in.
APC presidential campaign council disclosed the development in a tweet on Thursday, the day after Tinubu was declared the winner of the poll.
Source: Legit.ng
