ATIKU VISITS EKWEREMADU REVEALS THINGS TO HIM
ATIKU
VISITS EKWEREMADU REVEALS THINGS TO HIM
Current report as the
presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on
Monday visited the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to
seek his understanding over the choice of Mr Peter Obi as his running mate.
On the
entourage of Atiku were the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign
Council, who is also the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; National
Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus; and the National Organising Secretary of
the party, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd.).
It was
learnt that the visit was meant to appease Ekweremadu, who had hoped that he
would be the natural choice for the position.
It was
gathered that the visitors asked for Ekweremadu’s support and explained to him
that Obi was picked in the interest of the zone in particular and the nation in
general.
A
source said, “He was told that Obi does not have any corruption case against
him and that he does not belong to any faction of the party.
“He was
also told that Obi’s emergence has further raised the acceptability level of
the PDP across the country.”
Meanwhile,
the party has scheduled its National Executive Committee meeting for Thursday
in Abuja.
Our
correspondent gathered that the meeting would approve the full composition of
the council and also vet its budget for the campaigns.
Secondus
confirmed the inauguration of the campaign council to our correspondent on the
telephone.
“Yes,
we are meeting on Thursday and the campaign will be inaugurated same day,” he
said.
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