PDP Presidential Primary: Atiku adjudged best candidate to defeat Buhari

Former Vice President of Nigeria and leading aspirant for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has been adjudged as the best candidate to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election.

In an online Twitter poll conducted by @PDP_RIVERS, Atiku Abubakar, trounced Senate President Bukola Saraki, Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal and former Governor of Kano, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.

At the end of voting on Thursday, Atiku polled 48% of the total votes cast followed by Saraki with 37%, Kwankwaso 11% and Tambuwal 4%.

A whopping 41,734 persons voted in the 6-day poll which commenced on 29th of September and ended in the afternoon of 4th of October.


Atiku’s share of the votes is 20,032 compared to Saraki’s 15,442, Kwankwaso’s 4,591and Tambuwal’s 1,669.

Voters were asked the question: “It is settled, that the @OfficialPDPNig primaries will hold in Rivers State on 6th October 2018. Who do you think should be the candidate to defeat Buhari of the failed APC in the 2019 presidential election”. The choices were Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal and Kwankwaso.

The presidential primaries of the opposition PDP will hold in Port Harcourt October 6 and 7. A total of 12 aspirants are set to slug it out for the party’s ticket. They are Atiku, Saraki, Kwankwaso, Tambuwal, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo, Sule Lamido, Attahiru Bafarawa, Tanimu Turaki Datti Baba-Ahmed, Sen. David Mark, and Sen. Jonah David Jang.
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  1. if pdp take atiku as their president to face PMB, NO where to go for PDP Rest in peace

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  2. You lie with your olodo brain, did you majority are happy with this ash economy of Nigeria, Nigerians want quick way out of it therefore, people are ready to vote their conscience in terms of presidency,this is not joke at all, we are tired of this sleeping and lifeless government

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  3. Many lies of APC therefore, they have nothing to offer come 2019 it will be better for us to try another hand which people are prepared for

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  4. Just waiting for 2019 to come to pass and vote this lie lie people out

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  5. I am ready to send Buhari back to his village him and his party have nothing to offer Nigerians

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  6. The more hunger, killing, suicide and more corruption on the high side, APC government have no truth at all, I and my friends who are jobless since APC into power are ready to vote them out of power in 2019

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  7. Pls APC should just go

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  8. Nigerians want to give chance to Atiku just like Buhari and anybody that disappointed Nigerians by promising heaven and earth without fulfillment will be disappointed too

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  9. APC is a mafia organization, we are tired of them

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  10. APC are rappers of elections

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  11. APC government force choice candidate on the people

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  12. Wuruwuru APC go go go go

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  13. APC bye with your chronic lies 2019

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  14. APC government will never be forgotten by generations

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  15. Nigerians are under serious hardship under APC government and they keep on borrowing without any effect on the people shame to them

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  16. Many APC members making mouth will go to jail due to their dirty records while some of them will go to exile

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