I2 Years After, Atiku in Landslide Victory, Clinches PDP Presidential Ticket

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By Deji Elumoye, Adedayo Akinwale, Shola Oyeyipo in Abuja, Nseobong Okon-Ekong, Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt,  Segun James, Chinedu Eze in Lagos, and Emmanuel Addehin Yenagoa

It was sweet victory for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as he edged out 11 other contestants yesterday to win the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential ticket that he had sort after since 2006.

The party’s primary held in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the capital of Rivers State, was Atiku’s third attempt, having lost out in 2006 to late President Umaru Yar’Adua and 2010 to former President Goodluck Jonathan. It was an emphatic win for him obtaining 1, 532 of the 3, 221 votes at the colourful national convention that was brought to a close…



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