PDP candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has picked his deputy from this zone, a move analysts claim would sway a lot of votes from the vote-rich South-West. Ajimobi and his wife, Florence, are key members of the Buhari reelection campaign and have at campaigns of the governorship candidate, Adelabu, rooted for Buhari. LagosIn 2015, President Buhari had 792,460 votes to emerge the winner over former President Jonathan who polled 632,327. All these, political pundits believe, can translate to huge Lagos votes for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku. Investigations, however, revealed that Alhaji Atiku is seen as liberal Muslim, while President Buhari is perceived as an extremist.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 27, 2019 02:59 UTC