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Atiku Abubakar: I did not reject wike i picked someone i can work with amicably

why atiku choose okowa

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic party Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has revealed why he did not pick the Rivers State Governor as his running mate.

The choice had created grievances in the party, Nyesom Wike being someone that have carried the party all along and being voted for by the committee set up to pick a vice presidential candidate.

Responding to questions on his choice of Okowa, Atiku said he opted for Okowa instead of Governor Nyesom Wike because he wanted someone that could “deliver the policies of the party, and also try to unify the country”. 

He said “Governor Wike was not rejected. Nobody was rejected in the party. But you must understand that it’s the prerogative of the candidate to pick his running mate a running mate he believes he can work with amicably, and then also deliver the policies of the party, and also try to unify the country,”.

“Governor Wike is a brilliant politician. He’s courageous, tenacious. I believe he has a future in the political evolution of this country. It’s not a question of rejection. Certainly, not. I think it’s too harsh in words to say that we rejected governor Wike. Certainly not.” 

meanwhile rivnews had reported that Atiku has asked samuel Ortom of Benue state to discuss and pacify wike.

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