It’s official! Atiku Abubakar will be the man to go toe-to-toe against President Buhari in next year’s election.
Atiku won with 1,532 votes beating out, Bukola Saraki , 317 votes ; Jonah Jang, 19 votes ; Datti Ahmed , 5 votes ; David Mark , 35 votes ; Tanimu Turaki , 65 votes ; Sule Lamido , 96 votes ; Attahiru Bafarawa , 48 votes ; Ibrahim Dankwambo , 111 votes ; Ahmed Makarfi , 74 votes and Rabiu Kwankwaso, 158 votes .
Nigerians have had mixed feelings about the win and they took to Twitter to talk about it.
There were the congratulatory messages with Bukola Saraki saying: “We always knew from Day 1 that only one candidate would emerge. On behalf of all the aspirants, I want to assure Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar that we will work with you to ensure that come 2019, you emerge as Nigeria’s next President. #PDPPresidentialPrimaries”
Some Nigerians were optimistic about the win, with Cindymonel saying: “I’m not backing Atiku because he is a PDP member I”m going to vote for him because with Atiku, there”ll be a sense of equality among us and there”ll be youth empowerment”
Oluniyi Gates said: “So it has come down to Buhari and Atiku. For me the choice is simple. A lifeless president who plunged the economy into recession, hired dead people, used our institutions to fight his own personal battles, or a former VP whose government settled BOT debts and stabilzed fuel px”
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Vladmir Otets said: “Atiku is a successful businessman. One of the highest employers in Nigeria. A good student of political history. Worked with great politicians across the country. He’s got business associates from nooks and crannies of the country. Married to a Yoruba woman. He’s the man.”
Others weren’t so optimistic as a Twitter user called Step Away said: “I don’t like Atiku but fuck it LET US CHANGE THE CHANGE #pdppresidentialprimaries ”
You can check out other tweets of Nigerians reacting to the former vice president’s victory below
I’m not backing Atiku because he is a PDP member
I”m going to vote for him because with Atiku, there”ll be a sense of equality among us and there”ll be youth empowerment 👌🏻👌🏻
— ChrisBest Oguguo (@chrisboguguo) October 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/oluwapower/status/1048902321273556992
Even though Atiku is a much better candidate than Buhari he still has to show his working in detail on how he plans to pick up the reins come May 2019. He is going to meet the country in a terrible state. He needs to already begin to detail a recovery.
— Ikenna – 岩の先生 (@FailedRift) October 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/Waspapping_/status/1048918997888974848
I congratulate our Presidential Candidate, Your Excellency, Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar, for your victory. You have stayed on course over the years and truly, you deserve this victory. #PDPPresidentialPrimaries pic.twitter.com/2DIl7emEmc
— 🌍Hot nicky 🆖, (@Marvy_Gold) October 7, 2018
If it is true @atiku u just spend $7 660 000 pls is this kind of person we should vote to power have such amount of money but has never given the community something they can benefit from or improve their well being. Gaskiya we should not give room to such people who no pity
— sami (@samisamaila1) October 7, 2018
aTiKU cAn NEvEr gO tO AmerICA:
Lol.
He’ll go before the end of this year.
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) October 7, 2018
People who said Buhari was too old in 2015, Una see Una life? I guess Atiku will be 45 years old in 2019.
— Onyema D (@Onyema_Donald) October 7, 2018
Facebook people are not yet aware that Atiku has won the primary election😂😂😂😂should I go and tell them? pic.twitter.com/j0E2PCCY3b
— Iyalaya (@lollylarry1) October 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/FisayoAina51/status/1048927132720746497
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