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THE SELECTION OF ATIKU ABUBAKAR
AS THE
CONSENSUS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Text
of a Press Statement Issued by the Gen.
Ibrahim Babangida,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,
Gen. Aliyu Gusau
and Dr.
Abubakar
Bukola Saraki Campaign
Organisations
in Abuja on Tuesday,23rd
Nov,2010
The Gen.
Ibrahim
Babangida,
Atiku
Abubakar,
Gen.
Aliyu
Gusau
and
Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki
Campaign
Organisations
'wish
to
collectively
thank
the
Consensus
Candidate
Selection
Committee
chaired
by
Mallam
Adamu
Ciroma for
the
able,
mature
and
statesmanly
way
it
handled
the
process
that
led
to
the
selection
of
a
Consensus
Candidate
from
among
the
four
aspirants.
This
sentiment
reinforces
the
individual
statements
already
issued
by
theaspirants
themselves
in
this
regard.
We
also
wish
to congratulate
His
Excellency,
Atiku
Abubakar, the former
Vice
President
of
Nigeria
on
his
selection
as
the
Consensus
Candidate from
among
the
four aspirants
.
No
doubt,
the
completion
of
this
phase
of the
selection
process,
signals the
beginning
of
real
hard
'work
to
unite
our
nation,
and reconcile
thedifferences
that
separate
our
people.
It
is
our hope
and expectation
that
this
healing
process
will
lead
to the
renewal
of
hope
across
the
land
and
the
commencement
of the
journey
of national rebirth
and
collective
self
discovery
Together
we
pledge
to
work
tirelessly
for
the
emergence
of
Atiku
Abubakar
as not
only
the
winner
of
the
PDP
Presidential
Primaries,
'but
most importantly
his
election
as
the
President,
Commander-
In-Chief
of
the'
Federal
Republic
of Nigeria
during
the
2011
Presidential
election.
We
are
amply
reassured
that
Atiku
Abubakar
has
the
requisite
democratic
credentials
and
strategic
capacity
of turning-a
round
our
national
fortune
for
the
better
and will
provide the kind of
Visionary
and
reform-minded
leadership
that
will
impact
positively
on all national
sectors
including
but
not
limited
to
security
of
life
and
property,
stable
power
supply,
food
sufficiency
and
agricultural
transformation,
the
Niger-Delta
peace
process,
job
creation,
educational
and
health
sector
reforms
and
the
revamping
of
our
public
infrastructure.
,
"---..
Sen.Ben
Obi
Director
General
Aliyu
Gusau
Campaign
Organisation
,
IIIr
IIt
•.
I
Dr. Udenta
Director General
Dr.
Abnbakar Bukola Saraki
Campaign Organisation
2
'Chris
Mammah
Director
General
Atiku
Abubakar
Campaign
Organisation
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