Atiku Abubarkar, Nigeria’s former Vice-President and Presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party has canvassed reasons why he picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Akowa, over his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike. Confidants within the PDP disclosed that after the media published the report that the vetting committee favoured Wike, the pressure was brought to bear on Atiku by party leaders opposed to the Rivers governor to reject the report. Those opposed to their recommendation of Wike argued that he would not be a good sell to the North because…
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