Atiku polled 371 votes to beat his fellow contenders for the PDP ticket.His closest rival, Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State, scored 237 votes; Senator Bukola Saraki, 70; Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State, 38; Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, 20; Senator Pius Anyim, 14; Mr Sam Ohuabunwa and Oliver Diana, one vote each.
There were 12 voided votes out of the total 767 ballots.With the victory, Atiku is set to go head-to-head with the winner of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in the February 2023 election.Before the commencement of voting,yesterday, the Chairman of the Chairman, 2022 PDP National Convention Organising Committee, Sen. David Mark, announced that one of the aspirants had an announcement to make.
Party members and delegates waited with bated breadth as Sokoto State Governor Waziri Tambuwual approached the dais.Soon after he had mounted, he dropped the bombshell- he was withdrawing from the race.
He based his decision on wide consultations, noting that it was in the best interest of the PDP and the nation. Tambuwual urged his supporters to vote for Atiku.
The crowd of supporters went wild in jubilation. His decision altered earlier permutations that delegates from the North-West would vote for Atiku in block.Matter were further complicated by an announcement by the David Mark-led Electoral Committee banning the use of electronic devices such as phones around the voting area.
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