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Atiku, PDP governors meet behind closed doors after Tinubu’s victory
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election, is currently holding a crucial meeting with governors of the party in Abuja.
The meeting commenced few minutes after the emergence of former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 elections.
It is understood that the choice of the running mate to Atiku Abubakar will top the agenda of the meeting.
Other issues might also has to do the constitution of the Presidential campaign council, the emergence of Tinubu and strategies towards uprooting the APC from power in 2023.
Some of the governors at the meeting were Bayelsa Governor, Douyi Diri, Bauchi Governor, Bala Muhammed, Rivers Nyesom Wike, and that of Benue, Samuel Ortom.
Others are Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal and his Oyo state counterpart Seyi Makinde.
Atiku had taken to his twitter account to a announce that PDP governors visited him, while expressing optimism that the party will be united going into 2023.
Governors Nyesom Wike, @seyiamakinde, Samuel Ortom and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi came calling on a courtesy visit before my meeting with the @OfficialPDPNig Governors Forum. Slowly but surely, the seeds of unity are being planted in our party. -AA pic.twitter.com/LWWOa2Ts9W
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) June 8, 2022
