The PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has explained why he chose Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State Governor as his running mate.
Atiku said the choice of Okowa was informed by the ability of Okowa to deliver, adding that Okowa has the qualities to be the president of Nigeria.
Atiku made this clarification today while speaking on Arise TV monitored in Asaba.
The presidential candidate also said that the governor of Rivers State Chief Nyesom Wike was not rejected but a case of choosing the best among the three people recommended to him.
Said Atiku:’I didn’t reject Wike. I picked who can deliver. Wike is brilliant and tenacious. Going by history, I picked an Igbo as running mate in 2007, in 2019. I still picked an Igbo as running mate for 2023.
The committee that presented the three names was chaired by the governor of Benue State. They recommended three people, so I picked one. People should be fair to me and state the facts.’
The presidential hopeful also said that he was reaching out to Nyesom Wike , adding that PDP remains one united family.
