The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Peter Obi as his running mate during the (s)election in February was quite controversial, especially as one or two PDP governors from the southeast were reportedly against that choice. There was a lot of speculation around their motives for not wanting Obi.

Obi was a two-term governor of Anambra State under the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) before switching to the PDP. A source close to the former governor told Naijiant.com that Atiku “sold the vice presidential ticket to the highest bidder”.

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