JONATHAN WINS PDP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

President Goodluck Jonathan won the Peoples Democratic Party's presidential primaries. His victory came after a spirited contest with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and veteran aspirant, Sarah Jubril.

Tunde Adeniran, the Chief Returning Officer of the party who declared the result said out of the total valid vote of 3, 542, Mr Jonathan pulled 2, 736 while his closest rival Mr Atiku scored 805. Sarah Jubril got only one vote.

The significant loss for Atiku was in his home state of Adamawa where Mr. Jonathan scored a whopping 76 votes to Mr. Abubakar's paltry 31. Mr. Jonathan in his home state of Bayelsa got all the 67 votes of the delegates.

Atiku’s most significant victory however was recorded in the populous far Northern state of Kano, where he garnered 98 votes to Jonathan’s 21. In Sokoto, Atiku won by a landslide 84 votes to 32, while in Zamfara, he won by an even wider margin of 70 votes to 7.



Goodluck Jonathan and Nnamadi Sambo




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Atiku Abubakar

 

Atiku and Sarah Jubril



OBJ was also there

Goodluck Jonathan:      2,736 Votes
Atiku Abubakar:               805 Votes
Sarah Jibril:                         1 Vote.
Total :                          3, 542 Votes