Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) will today in Lagos State decide who becomes its standard bearer in the April 2011 presidential poll.

Major hotels in Lagos have been fully booked as delegates began arriving for the primary billed to take place at Onikan Stadium.

Accreditation of some of the delegates that have arrived was done yesterday while that of those that will arrive this morning will be done before the congress kicks off.

The accreditation of journalists who will cover the convention was also done yesterday.

Today’s presidential primary is a marked departure from the December 2006 exercise when former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was unanimously endorsed as the presidential candidate being the party’s sole presidential aspirant then.

However, three aspirants are jostling for the party’s ticket at present. They are former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former governor of Sokoto State and presidential candidate of Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) in the 2007 presidential poll, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, and Mallam Seidu Mallami.

But the real contenders are Ribadu and Bafarawa.

The air was fouled last night by speculations that the former Sokoto State governor had been disqualified by the party’s screening committee headed by Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi but THISDAY learnt there is no iota of truth in the speculation.

Campaigns by the three aspirants have been healthy as the aspirants have been engaged in marketing themselves and their programmes.

THISDAY checks among some delegates last night revealed that though Bafarawa is regarded as having strong political experience, this may not necessarily give him an easy ride at today's primary election.

Ribadu, though with little experience in politics, is viewed as very formidable in the race. He enjoys tremendous goodwill of the people, which he built during the time he served as EFCC chairman.

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Ribadu, It is Possible 2011!!!

Ribadu!