By John Ikani
The candidate of Nigeria’s major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has picked Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate.
Heritage Times (HT) gathered that Atiku picked Okowa over the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.
Both governors had been in the running for the Vice Presidential candidate slot.
Mr Okowa, a governor since 2015, was made the ultimate nominee from the ranks of serving governors and credentialed politicians in the South-East and South-South regions.
Mr Abubakar’s allies said he picked Mr Okowa because he promised to run a campaign based strictly on issues critical to Nigerians, and Mr Wike might derail that approach with his combative nature.
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