Atiku Abubakar emerges PDP flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the Peoples Democratic Party’s flagbearer for the 2023 presidential election.

At the end of voting on Saturday night,
Atiku Abubakar scored 373 votes.

Below is the full list of votes:

Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – 237 votes

Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa 1 vote

Senator Bukola Saraki 70 votes

Senator Bala Mohammed 20 votes

Anyim Pius Anyim 14 votes

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel 38 votes

Tari Diana Oliver 1 vote

12 voided votes.

In his victory speech, Atiku called on his fellow contenders to avoid putting the party in crisis by getting “contradicting court judgements”, saying that the party has a system to address concerns which they might from their loss.

He promised to “unite” a Nigeria which “has been divided” by the ruling APC.