The Presidency on Sunday reacted to the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 elections.

Atiku scored 1532 votes to beat 12 other contestants who had vied for the party’s sole ticket.

The PDP’s National convention chaired by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State held in Port Harcourt between 6th and 7th October 2018.

However, in a swift reaction, Buhari’s Aide on New Media, Lauretta Onochie, while congratulating Atiku, said his emergence has made APC’s job easy.

Breaking News. Atiku Wins – AIT.
Alh. Atiku Abubakar outspends Saraki, Tambuwal and others.
Wins the PDP Presidential Ticket for 2019.
Congratulations Alh. Atiku Abubakar.
You have outspent the rest. You have a new toy. But believe it, its only a dream. You ran away from facing President Buhari in a Primary, now you’ll meet him at the Presidential elections. Ntor!
14.8 million people made President Buhari their candidate
1532 people made Atiku their candidate.
Bearing in mind that you can’t go to America to represent us at the United Nation, nor meet with Nigerians in America, our job is made easy.
Say Baba Buhari. 2019 is settled.
God bless Nigeria.
Lauretta Onochie
@Laurestar