The national leader and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has congratulated former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on his victory at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The former Vice President emerged the winner at the party’s primary election held at the Velodrome of the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, on Saturday, May 28.
The 75-year-old polled 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, who got 237 votes to come second in the contest.
“I welcome the victory of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded primary,” Tinubu, who is hoping to win the APC delegates’ support to get the party’s ticket, said in a statement on Sunday.
“I look forward to squaring up with him as a worthy opponent in the coming election.”
The APC national leader, who described Atiku as a “formidable politician and a patriot who believes in the unity and progress of our dear country”, urged the former vice president and other political actors across party lines to “make this election season one that is devoid of bitterness, rancour, and strife.”
He added, “We should make our campaigns peaceful and issue-based. Election season should be a festival of ideas that will uplift our country and improve the living condition of all our people.”
While congratulating Atiku on his emergence as the presidential flagbearer of the opposition party, the former Lagos governor noted that the former vice president would face the challenge of explaining to Nigerians why Nigerians should give the party another chance after ruining the country for 16 years.
“Unfortunately for the PDP, its candidate will be burdened to explain why Nigerians should give it another opportunity, after squandering 16 years at the central government, without much to show,” Tinubu stated.
“Nigerians are yet to forget the national ruin and mismanagement of our country for 16 years by successive PDP administration and this bad memory will dog the campaign of the PDP candidate.
“Nevertheless, I once again congratulate our former Vice President for his victory in his party’s primary.”
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