A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Barr. Kenneth Imasuangbon, has backed former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to pick the party ticket for next year’s general election.
Some chieftains of the PDP had recently called on Atiku to support younger aspirants from the Southern part of the country.
However, Imasuangbon on Thursday said Atiku remained the best candidate of the PDP to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress if the party is desirous of winning the election.
Imasuangbon, who spoke in a statement made available to journalists in Benin, urged PDP members to market their aspirants instead of presenting Atiku in a bad light.
The former Edo governorship aspirant said Atiku had the prerequisite experience, contacts across the country and had impacted many lives through his many philanthropic works.
He cautioned PDP Governors and other party chieftains to call their supporters to order and refrained them from casting aspersion on Atiku.
