The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received the party’s Certificate of Return.
Atiku, a former Vice President, had emerged winner at the PDP presidential primary held over the weekend, after polling 371 votes to beat 11 other aspirants including former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike.
On Wednesday, the National Chairman of the main opposition party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, presented the certificate to its presidential flagbearer for 2023 elections.
The event, held at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja, was witnessed by governors, governorship candidates, presidential aspirants, members of the Board of Trustees, members of the National Assembly, among other stakeholders of the party.
Speaking before the presentatation of the cerficate, Ayu described Atiku who was the party’s presidential candidate in 2019 as “the man of today and tomorrow”, adding that he is Nigeria’s next president.