Finally, PDP Lists Qualities That Made Atiku Select Okowa Ahead of Wike, Others

• Iyorchia Ayu has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chose Ifeanyi Okowa ahead of others because he is articulate
• The PDP chairman said apart from the good attitude of Okowa, the party decided to reward Delta state with the VP position
• Ayu disclosed this when he inaugurated the Ogheye Floating Market in the Warri North local government area of the state

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through the national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has listed some of the qualities that made the party settle for Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta state governor, as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar.

Ayu made this known when he inaugurated the Ogheye Floating Market in the Warri north local government area of the state, Channels TV reports.

Listing the qualities, he said Okowa is:

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1. Calm
2. Articulate
3. Brilliant

Going further, he said the PDP also decided to reward Delta state with the VP position after the primary, Punch Newspaper reports.

Recall that the PDP national chairman is at the centre of a crisis rocking the main opposition party following its presidential primary last year.

Atiku, a former vice president, won the primary with Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike as his closest contender. Permutations were ubiquitous in the wake of the primary that Atiku would pick Wike as his running mate but in a twist of events, the PDP candidate settled for Okowa, who is considered by some stalwarts as less strong in the party compared to the Rivers governor.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu, the presidential flagbearer of the APC, has been making new moves to outsmart his opponents including Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Peter Obi (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP).

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According to a source privy to the development, the meeting which also had members of the APC PCC in attendance was like a family meeting, and the campaign strategies were rejigged.

Presidency reveals how Tinubu will defeat Atiku, dismisses Obi, others

Bashir Ahmad, the special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on digital communication, has said, Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, has only one opponent.

Ahmad disclosed that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP is the only opponent of the APC in the 2023 presidential election.

The president's aide further stated that the APC, however, knows how to squarely defeat Atiku in an election.

Source: Legit.ng