President Muhammadu Buhari has departed from the National convention grounds Eagle Square Abuja .
The President left the venue exactly at 11:50pm at the peak of the event where aspirants are being called upon to indicate their withdrawal from the race before the commencement of the voting exercise.
This was also after the new chairman of the party Senator Abdulahi Adamu had been presented to the members of the party.
Adamu was declared unopposed at the convention ground
Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State announced Adamu as the winner of the contest after he was endorsed by party members and leaders at the convention via a voice vote.
Adamu had gone into the election as the consensus candidate following the withdrawal of his co-contenders from the contest earlier before the convention