Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna — THIS DAY can report today that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar defeated Gen. Ibrahim Babangida by just one vote to emerge the consensus candidate of the Malam Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPFL) in the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential primary.
It has also emerged that former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme will head a five-man committee to pick a running mate for Atiku, who yesterday said zoning was the bedrock of Nigeria's unity.
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