{"id":196644,"date":"2022-06-16T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=196644"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:54:56","slug":"just-in-atiku-announces-okowa-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/16\/just-in-atiku-announces-okowa-as-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Atiku accepts, announces Okowa as running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on Thursday by Atiku Abubakar\u00a0via his social media handles.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar posted, \u201cI am delighted to announce Governor Ifeanyi A. 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As One We Can Get It Done. #OneNigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Okowa was welcomed to the PDP\u2019s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday with congratulatory remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Okowa was at the PDP Headquarters to attend the party\u2019s Vice Presidential screening.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that\u00a0Okowa and two other PDP top members would be screened today as the party searches for a running mate for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>Some party members, who welcomed Okowa into the building, were heard saying \u2018congratulations\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that\u00a0Okowa is the favourite to emerge as Atiku\u2019s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Okowa, others reportedly shortlisted are Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike and the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar on Saturday, May 28, emerged as the PDP candidate for 2023 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar scored 371 votes to emerge as the party\u2019s candidate defeating his close contender, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, who polled 237 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Born on November 25, 1946, in Jada, Adamawa, Abubakar ran for Governor of the state three times in 1990, 1997 and 1998, when he was elected before becoming the running mate to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, which he remained the vice president till 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar contested for the office of the president several times, including 2014 when he ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and lost in the primaries to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>He also run as the PDP presidential candidate in 2019 but lost to President Buhari of APC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. 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