{"id":205202,"date":"2022-07-22T10:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=205202"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T09:33:15","slug":"why-i-did-not-pick-wike-as-my-running-mate-pdp-presidential-candidate-atiku-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/22\/why-i-did-not-pick-wike-as-my-running-mate-pdp-presidential-candidate-atiku-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I did not pick Wike as my running mate – PDP presidential candidate, Atiku reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.<\/p>\n

He also revealed why he did not choose the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

Recall 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\u00a0that he \u201cis a President-in-waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cIn arriving at the decision, I held wide consultations with various stakeholders<\/a> in our party including our governors, the national working committee, board of trustees, and other leaders to seek their inputs and their wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these consultations, I made clear that my running mate would have the potential to succeed me at a moment\u2019s notice, that is, a president-in-waiting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 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<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had on June 29, 2022, during an interview on Arise TV, said Wike, and others who backed the Rivers governor for the PDP vice-presidential ticket slot deserved a detailed explanation from the\u00a0party\u2019s presidential candidate on his choice of running mate.<\/p>\n

This was as he also said he had resorted to fast and prayers to seek God\u2019s direction after the emergence of Okowa as the running mate to Atiku ahead of Wike.<\/p>\n

Ortom said it was surprising that Atiku could jettison the recommendation of 14 out of 17 members of the committee that recommended Wike as his running mate.<\/p>\n

Ortom said, \u201cBut I am waiting for him (Atiku) because there are more things he is expected to do. I expected him to reach out to Wike who came second and he denied him the popular view of PDP members. 14 out of 17 members say that Wike should be the VP but in his wisdom, he chose Governor Okowa. Governor Okowa is a nice man and my friend and I have no problem with him. But if we are in a democratic era, and 14 people out of 17 said that it should be Wike, and he (Atiku) in his wisdom gave it to Okowa, I expect more explanation, I expect him to talk to Wike first, I expect him to even reach out to some of us so that together we can work as a party.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the bottom line for me is that I have gone into hibernation and I am praying and at the end, whatever God directs me, I can assure you that I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But speaking in an exclusive interview with Arise TV which was aired Friday morning, Atiku said he chose who he felt could deliver among the nominees that were presented to him.<\/p>\n

He added that Wike was not rejected and that he only picked who could deliver.<\/p>\n

Atiku said, \u201cI didn\u2019t 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.\u00a0I still picked an Igbo as running mate for 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee that presented the three nominees was chaired by the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. They\u00a0 recommended three people, so I picked one. People should be fair to me and state the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the possibility of resolving issues with Wike, Atiku said the party was talking to Wike.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are reaching out to Wike and talking to him, very soon, we will resolve our internal crises.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have contested this presidency a couple of times and I don\u2019t try to blame anybody, I accept the outcome or go to court,\u201d Atiku said.<\/p>\n

Atiku also noted that he was driven by the passion to serve the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m driven by passion and desire to give back to this country. I\u2019m driven by the passion to give back to this country because of what the country has done for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith what I have been able to accomplish at my age, I don\u2019t desire any other thing other than the passion to serve my country.<\/p>\n

Speaking on zoning, Atiku said the PDP had never agreed to zone presidency to the South, noting that there was no concession like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never zoned to any part of the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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