The Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has said the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, still remains its candidate in the 2023 general elections.

The party insisted that it would support all its candidates in the state and Atiku as its preferred presidential candidate.

The party’s state Public Relations Officer, Akeem Olatunji, disclosed this in a telephone chat with The PUNCH in Ibadan on Monday.

It will be recalled that Atiku and five other governors under the party have been at daggers drawn over the removal of Iyorchia Ayu and the need for the South to produce the party’s National Chairman.

Olatunji said, “Our party in Oyo State is not alien to the PDP at the national level. PDP is still our party and is doing well, and we have a candidate, which is Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is still the candidate for the PDP in the state.

“Even the four other governors, have they ever told you that they have other candidates?

“The only thing in the state is that Governor Seyi Makinde is the biggest brand to market any candidate in the state, so as far as we are concerned, we are marketing all our candidates in the state under the PDP with the GSM brand, and as far as we are concerned, Atiku Abubakar is one of the candidates. So when it comes to party matters, we don’t have any other candidate than Atiku Abubakar.”

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The Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has said the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, still remains its candidate in the 2023 general elections.

The party insisted that it would support all its candidates in the state and Atiku as its preferred presidential candidate.

The party’s state Public Relations Officer, Akeem Olatunji, disclosed this in a telephone chat with The PUNCH in Ibadan on Monday.

It will be recalled that Atiku and five other governors under the party have been at daggers drawn over the removal of Iyorchia Ayu and the need for the South to produce the party’s National Chairman.

Olatunji said, “Our party in Oyo State is not alien to the PDP at the national level. PDP is still our party and is doing well, and we have a candidate, which is Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is still the candidate for the PDP in the state.

“Even the four other governors, have they ever told you that they have other candidates?

“The only thing in the state is that Governor Seyi Makinde is the biggest brand to market any candidate in the state, so as far as we are concerned, we are marketing all our candidates in the state under the PDP with the GSM brand, and as far as we are concerned, Atiku Abubakar is one of the candidates. So when it comes to party matters, we don’t have any other candidate than Atiku Abubakar.”

https://punchng.com/atiku-still-remains-our-presidential-candidate-oyo-pdp/

JASONjnr:
Atiku doesn't stand a chance......


I don't know why people are trying to bring in a Northerner just when Buhari is about to step down....


PDP made this mistake out of foolishness....Giving their ticket to the same man that took power away from them.

Truly speaking, Atiku is a criminal and a con man.... But PDP is the most stupid of all....Thank God Obi left them.


Atiku left PDP, supported Buhari and made power shift from PDP, after which he returned to PDP to contest in 2019 and again 2023....And PDP coming out every time to give him all the support....

Party loyalty aside, the people in PDP are equally foolish to push this man to presidency.

TheWordM:

Understood.

Aiel123:
Good one Oyo PDP.
We only need 35%...

Ruggedniggaone:
prepare to cry more because Atiku is going to be your president not 1000 Tinubu or peteru obi can stop that not even any G5 so know this and know peace

BOLATINUBU01:
u can only get 5%

Aiel123:

Not true.
If Oyo PDP keys into Atiku's campaign, we'll get 35%. Remember Atiku won in Oyo in 2019... I'm not saying he will win again but if the PDP in Oyo support him,he will get 35%.We have Gov Seyi too.

DennisEche:

Under PDP things were better than this useless APC government.

JASONjnr:
Atiku doesn't stand a chance......


I don't know why people are trying to bring in a Northerner just when Buhari is about to step down....


PDP made this mistake out of foolishness....Giving their ticket to the same man that took power away from them.

Truly speaking, Atiku is a criminal and a con man.... But PDP is the most stupid of all....Thank God Obi left them.


Atiku left PDP, supported Buhari and made power shift from PDP, after which he returned to PDP to contest in 2019 and again 2023....And PDP coming out every time to give him all the support....

Party loyalty aside, the people in PDP are equally foolish to push this man to presidency.

ybalogs:
One very sure thing is Atiku without the G5 is going nowhere. Already showing in his body language sef. For him to have a realistic chance of winning he should just jelly go beg Wike and his cronies.

BOLATINUBU01:
bros, atiku no fit get pass 5%

ybalogs:
Is Atiku still contesting?

Aiel123:

You mean even in the eventuality of Makinde and Oyo PDP supporting him?
Why do you say that?