In the times of victory,
prophets are
unnecessary distractions
– Trevor Roper
In 2010, the Northern
Political Leaders Forum
(NPLF) met and
constituted a committee
chaired by a former
finance Minister, Adamu
Ciroma. The committee
had, in its terms of
reference, the
responsibility of selecting
a single candidate out of
the contestants then, as
a way of charting a
formidable political
direction for the North.
The contestants were
General Ibrahim
Babangida, former
National Security Adviser,
General Aliyu Gusau,
former Vice President,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and
fomer Governor Bukola
Saraki. The candidate so
selected would contest
against Goodluck
Jonathan at the PDP
primaries. Atiku emerged
as the consensus
candidate. They couldn‘t
have been more correct
because Atiku is a
patriarch and his
pedigree stands him out
as a true democrat.

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