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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has finally reacted to the zero vote scored in the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), presidential primaries held in Abuja on Saturday, May 28th.
Fayose was one of the fourteen presidential aspirants who aspired to be the party’s flag bearer but failed to secure a single vote.
However, he has finally broken his silence, congratulating the winner, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and commending Governor Nyesom Wike, who came second.
Recall that Atiku emerged the Presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 general election, having secured a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Wike, who garnered 237 votes.
The PDP presidential primary showed that Atiku Abubakar – 371; Nyesom Wike- 237; Bukola Saraki – 70; Udom Emmanuel – 38; Balla Mohammed – 20;
Pius Anyim – 14; Sam Ohabunwa – 1; and Olivia Tariela scored 1. There were 12 void votes.
In his reactions via his twitter page Fayose said: “To this end, I congratulate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar our flag-bearer and wish him and our party success in the general election
“I congratulate former VP Atiku Abubakar over his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate. I also commend Governor Nyesom Wike for remaining consistent in action and character,” Fayose tweeted.