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Atiku beats Saraki, Tambuwal and others to emerge PDP’s presidential flagbearer for 2019
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election. He polled the highest number of votes in the exercise which held in Abuja from Saturday to Sunday. Atiku led eleven other contestants with a wide margin to clinch the ticket of the leading opposition party in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital where […]
By
Tobi Idowu
6 years ago
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election.
He polled the highest number of votes in the exercise which held in Abuja from Saturday to Sunday.
Atiku led eleven other contestants with a wide margin to clinch the ticket of the leading opposition party in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital where the convention held.
The former number two citizen started his presidential ambition over two decades ago.
See the full results below:
Atiku Abubakar 1,532
Aminu Tambuwal —693
Bukola Saraki —-317 votes
Jonah Jang —- 19 votes
Datti Ahmed —- 5 votes
David Mark —- 35 votes
Tanimu Turaki — 65 votes
Sule Lamido —- 96 votes
Attahiru Bafarawa —- 48 votes
Ibrahim Dankwambo —- 111 votes
Ahmed Makarfi —- 74 votes
Rabiu Kwankwaso —- 158 votes
