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Atiku Free To Contest For PDP 2023 Presidential Ticket – BoT Chairman

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Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is free to vie for the 2023 presidential ticket of the party.

Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna, the PDP chieftain said every interested and eligible member of the party from any part of Nigeria was free to aspire for the presidency on its platform.

Jibrin also revealed that the party will soon commence a high-level consultation and search for a credible candidate to fly its flag for the 2023 presidency.

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Asked whether the PDP would adopt Atiku, Jibrin said Atiku could still contest if he wants to.

Walid Jibrin said: “After all, Atiku couldn’t have been adjudged to have failed in the last presidential elections.

“Atiku is a Nigerian. Has he really failed in that (2019) election?

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“The case went from the tribunal to the appeal court and up to the Supreme Court.

“If Atiku wants, he has the right to do so and other people have the right to do so.

“Do you think it’s only Atiku that wants to contest?” he asked.

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“On the presidential candidate, the National Working Committee, in consultation with all relevant organs, will reveal the plan about our presidential candidate,” he added.