Governor Okowa has returned to go over the votes scored by each of the candidates – a prelude to the formal declaration of the winner. Rivers state governor, Nyeaom Wike, a known supporter of Aminu Tambuwal, and his delegates have left the stadium even before Atiku delivers his acceptance speech. #NigeriaWillWork #LetsGetNigeriaWorkingAgain pic.twitter.com/Ud4wYv7e9P — Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 7, 2018Atiku Abubakar has won more votes than Tambuwal. Rivers State delegates, who voted overwhelmingly for Governor Aminu Tambuwal, are sober a source told our correspondent in Port Harcourt. With a total of 1553 votes already accounted for including void votes, Atiku Abubakar is expected to win the primaries.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2018 10:18 UTC