The former vice president of Nigeria in the person of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has won the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential election. He won the contest by scoring 371 out of the 774 delegates votes. Out of the 774 delegate votes, 767 delegates votes were available of which 12 votes were voided.
Aminu Tambuwal – the Governor of Sokoto State, a close friend to Nyesom Wike, had stepped down from the contest and had asked his supporters to cast their votes to Abubakar Atiku.
The score was as follows:
Void 12
Oliver 1 vote
Sam 1
Pius 14
Udom 38
Bala Mohammed 20
Saraki 70
Wike 237
Atiku 371
Total votes cast = 763.
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