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| Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar hugging after the meeting. |
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has picked former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as his running mate.
Mr Abubakar took the decision after meeting Mr Obi on Friday.
It was gathered on Wednesday that three technocrats and two politicians have been penciled down for the position.
The technocrats include: former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo; former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina; and former Managing Director of Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Chike Obi.
The politicians are: former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
And that the PDP hierarchy were still undecided between the South-West and South-East, on the zone the position should be allotted.
Both zones were believed to have helped Atiku neutralise the Northern zones’ delegates’ votes that went to Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, during the presidential primary on Saturday.
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