Former governor of Anambra State, Chief Peter Obi has hugged the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar after he was selected as vice president ahead of 2019 general elections by the party.
Igbere TV gathered that there was jubilation after Mr Obi was selected.
Recall that Igbere TV had reported that Atiku had a close door meeting with the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi.
It’s expected that the former Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku will announce the economist and banker, Peter Obi his running mate in no short a time.
Mr Obi arrived at Mr Abubakar’s residence in Asokoro neighborhood around 3:00 p.m., and both have been holding undisclosed talks.
The former Anambra governor is widely speculated as a top candidate for Mr Abubakar to pick as running mate.
The former vice president on Sunday became the presidential candidate of PDP, Nigeria’s main opposition.
Several options have been suggested in the public domain, with the candidate being widely expected to choose from either the Igbo-dominated Southeast or a Yoruba choice in the Southwest part of the country.
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