April 28, 2022

Atiku Abubakar, presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday met with members of the party’s National Working Committee. NWC, with a declaration that he was the right man for the job of winning the 2023 Presidential election.

A confident Atiku referenced a chunky 11 million votes already waiting for him if he gets the PDP ticket.

Addressing the PDP NWC in Abuja, the former vice president said: “I urge you to provide the right kind of leadership so that the best candidate can emerge. I dare say, Mr Chairman, I am the best candidate.

“Under normal circumstances, this is a guy who already has 11 million votes in his space, and I think as a party, you should give me the right of first refusal.

“In fact, we are in a democracy. All I urge you is to make sure that the way you have started, you should also conclude that way by being very fair, very credible, give every contestant the opportunity to face the election.”

Responding, the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said the party would provide a level playing ground for all aspirants.

“All the delegates drawn across the 36 states of the federation, plus Abuja; we will ultimately gather in Abuja and select one of you,”  Ayu assured.

PDP primary is scheduled for May 28 with the party still silent on the issue of zoning the presidency to any part of the country.

The South East and North East have put strong reasons why the PDP should zone Presidency to their respective zones.