Former vice president, Atiku Abaukar is expected to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but will likely face stiff competition in the party.
Atiku resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, November 24 citing failure of the party.
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Although he has not officially announced the party he is going to, there is huge speculation that the former vice president will return to the PDP to contest for the 2019 presidency.
Getting an automatic ticket may not be easy however as other PDP members who have expressed interest are intensifying their own campaign.
Alhaji Sule Lamido who is a member of the party has shown interest in running for presidency on the platform of the PDP and pulled a mammoth crowd in Jigawa which he addressed.
See pictures of Lamido addressing the crowd below:
Sule Lamido has expressed interest in running for presidency
Meanwhile, former president, Goodluck Jonathan reportedly sent a message to Atiku to go and beg Chief Olusegun Obasanjo if he wants to get the PDP presidential ticket.
The Nation reports that Jonathan reportedly advised Atiku to reach out to Obasanjo in spite of the fact that the latter has quit partisan politics as “he is still a strong factor in shaping the future of the nation in 2019 because he is a force among the revered kingmakers.”
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Source: Naija.ng