2023: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed Meet In Abuja (Photo)

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Atiku Abubakar on Monday met with some presidential aspirants in the party over the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.

The former Vice President hosted the meeting with the PDP stalwarts in Abuja on Monday night.

Those in attendance include former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and Bauchi State, Governor Bala Mohammed.

Atiku while speaking after the meeting disclosed that they discussed the future of PDP and Nigeria.

The former Vice President in a post on his Facebook account wrote, “I had a meeting tonight with Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala and Hayatudden to discuss the future of our party and Nigeria. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and building #OneNigeria.”

Saraki also took to his Twitter account to share the aim of the meeting.

He wrote, “We visited former Vice President Alhaji @Atiku Abubakar to consult with him on our ongoing discussions about consensus building in our great party, @OfficialPDPNig”

Despite consultation by PDP presidential aspirants in the North, the likes of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim have called for power to be zoned to the South ahead of the 2023 general elections.