Nigeria Senate President Bukola Saraki has emerged the campaign director to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flag bearer Atiku Abubakar.
Saraki’s appointment as the director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation was disclosed on Tuesday morning by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s spokesman.
Abubakar was elected the presidential candidate of the main opposition party at its national convention in Port Harcourt earlier this month.
Saraki was among the 11 aspirants who challenged Mr Abubakar for the PDP presidential candidacy for 2019 election. After Atiku emerged as the flag bearer after the primaries, the other aspirants pledged their support to Atiku after considering the exercise peaceful and transparent.
Saraki will work with six others who will harmonize the six geopolitical zones.
The region coordinators are the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal (North-west); Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi (South-East); Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo (North-East); Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike (South-South); Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom (North-Central) and former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose would lead South-West push. Read more