Atiku visits Kwankwaso in Abuja

The flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 presidential poll, Atiku Abubakar, has paid a “fraternal visit” to his counterpart in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Kwankwaso, who made this known on his verified handle on X, formerly known as Twitter, said he received Atiku at his Abuja residence on Tuesday evening.

The meeting between Kwankwaso, an ex-governor of Kano State; and Atiku, a former Vice President; occurred amid the presidential tribunal sitting in Abuja.

Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi; are currently challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this year’s poll.

The visit between the two northern political powerbrokers also came days after the Senate confirmed Tinubu’s 45 ministerial nominees, now minister designates.

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Many had thought that Kwankwaso would make Tinubu’s ministerial list like ex-governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who is also a member of another opposition party, the PDP, and Atiku’s political rival.

In the February 25 presidential poll, Kwankwaso finished fourth, claiming victory in his state — Kano. He secured 1,496,687 votes.

Atiku, who has now run for president six times, got 6,984,520 votes, while Obi scored 6,101,533.

Tinubu, who was declared the winner of poll, scored 8,794,726 out of the 24,025,940 total votes cast.