Nigeria's main opposition party on Saturday named former vice president Atiku Abubakar as its candidate for the 2023 election to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. He won most ballots from PDP party delegates who voted in a primary election in Abuja on Saturday, beating a challenge from Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. "PDP, PDP, power to the people." The PDP and Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress party (APC) were both scheduled this weekend to select candidates for the presidential race in February. Most top PDP candidates like Abubakar were from the north though the Rivers State governor Wike is from the south.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 29, 2022 11:15 UTC