Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has emerged the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after defeating five other aspirants at the presidential primary election.
The PDP primary election was held at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday.
At the election which was aired on live television and monitored by ooduabulletin.com, Atiku polled the highest votes of 371.
The PDP primary election witnessed 762 delegates across the states participated.
The former Vice President defeated other frontline aspirants – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and a former Senate President, Bukola Saraki who polled 237 and 70 votes respectively.
For the records, here is the breakdown of the results as announced by the Returning Officer.
Pius Anyim: 14 votes
Udom Emmanuel: 38 votes
Bala Mohammed: 20 votes
Bukola Saraki: 70 votes
Nyesom Wike: 237 votes
Atiku Abubakar: 371 Votes
Void: 12 votes
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