Nigeria: Atiku is Northern Consensus Candidate

22 November 2010

Abuja — AFTER months of permutations, speculations and political intrigues, the Mallam Adamu Ciroma led "17-wise men" to get a consensus candidate for the north finally came up with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the "anointed aspirant.

Briefing Journalists Monday at the Yar'adua Centre, Secretary to the Consensus Committee, Mallam Abdulkadir Sabo Bello reiterated the north's position on zoning and completing the four year tenure of late President Umaru Yar'Adua.

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