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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential primary election held May 29, 2022, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sued the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the party and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST recalls that during the primary election held in Abuja, the Sokoto Governor, while addressing delegates, asked them to vote for him but later declared that he stepped down for the former Vice President, Atiku.<\/p>\n

The election had Atiku poll 371 votes as winner, while Wike and Bukola Saraki garnered 237 and 70 votes, respectively.<\/p>\n

Wike and his loyalists have been in a face-off with Atiku\u2019s camp since the conclusion of the PDP\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n

Following the prolonged crisis rocking the party, Wike and a PDP chieftain, Newgent Ekamon have now dragged Atiku, Tambuwal and the PDP to court in a suit marked FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/782\/2022.<\/p>\n

In the originating summons, the PDP is listed as the first respondent, while the Independent National Electoral Commission is the 2nd respondent. Tambuwal and Atiku are listed as the 3rd and 4th respondents, respectively.<\/p>\n

Among other issues listed, Wike and Ekamon asked the court to order the INEC to reject or remove Atiku from \u201cits list of candidates in the 2023 presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Following the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential primary election held May 29, 2022, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sued the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the party and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. 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