Tag: atiku
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You’re going senile, Atiku hits back at Tinubu
The recent face-off between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, took a new twist, on Sunday, with the latest upper cut coming from the former vice president’s camp. The political brouhaha started after Atiku’s interview that was aired…
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Atiku asked me to be his running mate in 2007 being a Muslim – Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar over his comment on Muslim-Muslim ticket. Tinubu said the former vice-president asked him to be his running mate in 2007 but he refused. Recall that Atiku had accused Tinubu of being a…
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Why I picked Okowa as running mate ahead of Wike – Atiku speaks
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has justified why he did not pick the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike as his running mate Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Friday morning, Atiku said he only picked who he felt could deliver among the nominees that were presented to him.…
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Just In: How Tinubu wanted to be my running mate in 2007 – Atiku reveals
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has revealed why his relationship with the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu took a-U- turn in 2007. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Atiku disclosed that Tinubu wanted him to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2007, but he refused. The former Vice President, who was the…
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BREAKING: Atiku arrives Nigeria, set to storm PDP’s guber grand rally in Osun today
…also to address party’s unresolved issues Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP), at the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, arrives Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Atiku set aside pre-scheduled meetings and appointments in Morocco and the United Kingdom, to be in Nigeria to lead his party’s governorship grand rally in Oshogbo, Osun State on…
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2023: SMBLF rejects Okowa, says he is a traitor
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has slammed the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa for accepting his nomination as Vice Presidential Candidate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The umbrella body said it was regretful that Okowa, who is currently…
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Why Okowa qualified as Atiku’s running mate – Screening Committee
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee has disclosed its decision to select Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as running mate to the party’s 2023 Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar. TheNewsGuru reports that Chief Tom Ikimi, the Chairman of the Committee on Thursday in Abuja revealed the reason for Okowa’s selection.
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PDP running mate: Untold story of how Atiku used Ayu to shove Wike aside
From day one, the winner of the PDP presidential primaries, Atiku Abubakar never wanted Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike as his running mate, this was a clear directive that he gave his former campaign manager, Iyorchia Ayu. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports multiple sources confirmed that despite the outcome of the party’s committee report that endorsed Wike, Ayu…
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BREAKING: Atiku picks Delta Gov, Okowa as running mate
T he presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate ahead of the 2023 elections. Atiku made the announcement at a meeting attended by PDP executives at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
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Just In: Rivers Gov, Wike set to emerge as Atiku’s running mate
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has emerged running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, thus ending days of horse-trading characterised by suspense and anxiety over the sensitive issue. Wike, a Christian, according to a monitored report online, garnered 13 – 3 votes to secure the consequential recommendation of the…