.....Explains choice of Obi The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited the Deputy President of the Senate , Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to seek his understanding over the choice of Mr Peter Obi as his running mate . On the entourage of Atiku were the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, who is also the President of the Senate , Bukola Saraki ; National Chairman of the party , Uche Secondus ; and the National Organising Secretary of the party , Col. Austin Akobundu (retd . ). It was learnt that the visit was meant to appease Ekweremadu, who had hoped that he would be the natural choice for the position . It was gathered that the visitors asked for Ekweremadu’ s support and explained to him that Obi was picked in the interest of the zone in particular and the nation in general. A source said , “ He was told that Obi does not have any corruption case against him and that he does not belong to any faction of the part