Governor Hassan Damkwambo of Gombe State has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his victory in the Peoples Democractic Party presidential primary concluded on Sunday. The Gombe Governor contested against Atiku and scored 111 votes, according to results declared by the Chairman of the PDP Convention Committee and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Atiku polled 1,532 votes while Aminu Tambuwal polled 693 votes to place second.
Other results are, Bukola Saraki , 317 votes; Jonah Jang, 19 votes; Datti Ahmed, 5 votes; David Mark , 35 votes; Tanimu Turaki, 65 votes; Sule Lamido, 96 votes; Attahiru Bafarawa, 48 votes; Ibrahim Dankwambo, 111 votes; Ahmed Makarfi, 74 votes and Rabiu Kwankwaso, 158 votes.
While congratulating the former Vice President, the Gombe Governor said on his twitter account said, “Congratulations to Former Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the flag bearer of our great party, the People’s Democratic Party. We are united under one Umbrella and we will work assiduously for our party’s victory in 2019.”