Details of what transpired are sketchy but emerging photographs show that People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for next year’s presidential election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has reached out to his closest rival at the party’ primary election, Governor Nyesom Wike, meeting with him at his Abuja residence.
Atiku polled 371 votes, while Wike got 237, while Dr. Bukola Saraki, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State got 70, 38, 20 votes respectively. Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim polled 14 votes.