The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that he didn’t reject the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Speaking on Friday morning with Arise TV,Atiku said he only picked who he felt could deliver among the nominees that were presented to him.
He said, “I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver.
“Wike is brilliant and tenacious.
“Going by history, I picked an Igbo as running mate in 2007, in 2019. I still picked an Igbo as running mate for 2023.
“The committee that presented the three nominees was chaired by the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. They recommended three people, so I picked one. People should be fair to me and state the facts.”
Atiku also revealed that the party was already talking to Wike on the possibility of working with him to win the election.
“We are reaching out to Wike and talking to him, very soon, we will resolve our internal crises.
“I have contested this presidency a couple of times and I don’t try to blame anybody, I accept the outcome or go to court,” Atiku added.