The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday promised to cooperate with the party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, ‘to rescue Nigeria from the precipice’ in 2023.
Newsbreak reports that Okowa, governor of Delta State, emerged as the vice-presidential candidate of the PDP earlier today.
The announcement was made by Atiku ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) Friday 6 pm deadline for the submission of names of vice-presidential candidates by political parties.
“I thank God for this rare privilege, and I appreciate our flagbearer, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and other leaders of our Party for this great honour.
“I pledge to join hands with His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the leaders and stakeholders of our party, and all patriotic Nigerians to rescue our country from the precipice,” Okowa wrote on his verified Facebook page.
The vice-presidential candidacy of Okowa, 62, a Christian from the oil-rich Niger Delta region, will complement the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku, a Muslim from the Northeast.
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