2023: Atiku Speaks On 'Rejecting' Wike, Calls Him 'Brilliant'

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has stated that he did not reject Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike in the quest for a running mate.

Atiku chose Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the vice presidential candidate of the party and has now said that he chose who he feels would deliver among the nominees presented to him.

In an interview with Arise TV on Friday, he said Wike is brilliant and tenacious, adding that he chose to repeat what he did in 2007 and 2019; choose an Igbo as a running mate.

“I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver. Wike is brilliant and tenacious.

“Going by history, I picked an Igbo as running mate in 2007, in 2019. I still picked an Igbo as running mate for 2023.

“The committee that presented the three nominees was chaired by the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom.

"They recommended three people, so I picked one. People should be fair to me and state the facts.”