Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained to the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu why he chose former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi as his running mate for the 2019 Presidential election.
Atiku, who was accompanied on the visit to Ekweremadu’s residence by Senate President Bukola Saraki; National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus; and the National Organising Secretary of the party, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd.) was quoted to have said the choice of Obi was hinged on National interest and his ‘incorruptible posture’.
An unnamed source told Punch Newspaper that Ekweremadu 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.”
