Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti State, has spoken for the first time since he received no votes in the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential primaries on Saturday night.
Fayose was one of fourteen presidential candidates who ran for the main opposition party’s single presidential ticket but received no votes.
He has finally spoken up, congratulating Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the winner, and commending Governor Nyesom Wike, who came in second.
Atiku emerged the Presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 general election, having secured a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Wike, who garnered 237 votes.
From the details of the results from the exercise: Atiku Abubakar – 371; Nyesom Wike- 237; Bukola Saraki – 70; Udom Emmanuel – 38; Balla Mohammed – 20;
Pius Anyim – 14; Sam Ohabunwa – 1; and Olivia Tariela scored 1. There were 12 void votes.
“To this end, I congratulate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar our flag-bearer and wish him and our party success in the general election
“I congratulate former VP Atiku Abubakar over his emergence as the PDP presidential candidate. I also commend Governor Nyesom Wike for remaining consistent in action and character,” Fayose tweeted.