The presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has clarified why he chose Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate over Nyesom Wike.
Atiku, reacting to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa and why he refused to choose the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike pointed out that Okowa's qualities stand him out.
It was reported that Atiku had after announcing Okowa as his running mate clarified that he picked the Delta governor because he (Okowa) had the qualities to be a President, adding that he “is a President-in-waiting.”
He said, “In arriving at the decision, I held wide consultations with various stakeholders in our party including our governors, the national working committee, board of trustees, and other leaders to seek their inputs and their wisdom.”
“In these consultations, I made clear that my running mate would have the potential to succeed me at a moment’s notice, that is, a president-in-waiting.
“In other words, the person must have the qualities to be President. The person must have an appreciation of the deep rot which our country has been put into by the rudderless All Progressives Congress government; understands the great suffering that most of our people are going through and the urgency of relieving them of that suffering; understands the critical importance of economic growth and development to provide our young people with jobs, hope, and a pathway to wealth.”
Source: The Punch
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