Former Governor of Ekiti State and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar at the presidential primary of the party.
Recall that Fayose had no vote during the presidential primary of the main opposition party last Saturday.
There were speculations that the former Governor could have supported a fellow aspirant in the race to clinch the presidential ticket of the party.
Fayose after days of the electoral process has decided to congratulate former vice president, Atiku Abubakar over his victory at the party’s presidential primary.
The former Governor of Ekiti State also commended the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike who came second in the primary.
Atiku won the presidential ticket of the PDP having secured a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Wike, who garnered 237 votes.
The result states, Atiku Abubakar – 371; Nyesom Wike- 237; Bukola Saraki – 70; Udom Emmanuel – 38; Balla Mohammed – 20;
Pius Anyim – 14; Sam Ohabunwa – 1; and Olivia Tariela scored 1. There were 12 void votes.
Fayose in a post on his Twitter account wrote, “To this end, I congratulate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar our flag-bearer and wish him and our party success in the general election
“I congratulate former VP Atiku Abubakar over his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate. I also commend Governor Nyesom Wike for remaining consistent in action and character.”
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