Nigeria: 2007 - Yar'adua Denies Aso Rock Endorsement

20 November 2006

Abuja — Governor Umaru Yar'Adua of Katsina State has debunked reports that he has been endorsed by Aso rock to succeed President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007.

Governor Yar'Adua spoke to journalists in Abuja, after picking the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join 18 others aspiring for the nation's topmost seat. He said he had no deal with Aso Rock, but with the people.

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