Nigeria: 2011 - 12 Parties Set to Sponsor Single Candidate

Twelve political parties, under the aegis of Coalition of New Nigeria (CNN) have concluded plan to sponsor one presidential candidate for the 2011 general elections.

Secretary of the coalition Mr. Yunusa Tanko told Daily Trust yesterday in Abuja that the candidate to be sponsored would have to fulfil the leadership qualities Nigerians have been yearning for, adding that the country will only experience good governance when the right persons are elected to positions of authority.

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