Nigeria: Atiku Hails Zuma's Re-Election As South Africa's Party Head

20 December 2012

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday expressed delight with the re-election of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma by the ruling African National Congress which voted overwhelmingly to retain him as head of the party, almost guaranteeing him another five years as president.

He defeated Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, with 2,983 votes to Motlanthe's 991. Zuma went to the stage immediately after the announcement and waved to the cheering crowd. Businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was elected deputy president of the party, pushing out Motlanthe from the power post after his challenge of Zuma.

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