JUST IN: Why I picked Okowa over Wike – Atiku
NEWS DIGEST – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, and why he did not choose the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Atiku had picked the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
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Speaking in an exclusive interview with Arise TV monitored by Punch Newspaper, Atiku said he chose who he felt could deliver among the nominees that were presented to him.
He added that Wike was not rejected and that he only picked who could deliver.
Atiku said, “I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver. Going by history, I had picked an Igbo as running mate in 2007, in 2019. I still picked an Igbo for 2023.
“The committee that presented them was chaired the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. They recommended three people, so I picked one. People should be fair to me and state the facts.”
