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Former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar for the second time, is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the 2023 general elections.<\/div>\n
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\nAtiku defeated Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike and Former president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki\u00a0 to clinch the ticket of the party.<\/div>\n
\nAtiku scored 371 votes while Wike and Saraki polled 237 and 70 votes respectively.<\/div>\n
\nIn his reaction, Atiku said: \u201cToday, the march to rebuild and unite our great country moves forward.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cI am honoured to be named the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. I look forward to speaking with Nigerians across the country, taking the message of hope and unity as we build one future for one people,\u201d he wrote on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

In his acceptance speech, Atiku who described the process as free, fair and credible said:<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we are making another history, a history we believe will bring about fundamental changes in governance and political processes.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\u201cToday marks another process to the march in the process to our democratic gains.\u201d<\/div>\n
\nAtiku promised to unify the country as a unifier, stressing that \u201cthe government of the All Progressives Congress, APC has divided the country across ethnic lines.”<\/p>\n

He went further to pledge to confront the security and economic challenges of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He called on his fellow contestants to work with him and commended them for the keen contest they provided. He appealed to all the aggrieved members to return to the party as efforts will be made to resolve all disputes.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nHe also thanked the electoral committee and the leadership of the PDP \u201cwho have worked day and night to ensure that this convention holds.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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