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Nigeria 2015: It is ‘too late’ for APC to pick
consensus presidential candidate – Atiku

One of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku
Abubakar, has stated that it is ‘too late’ for the party to adopt a consensus
candidate for next year’s presidential election.
Atiku Abubakar, who is also a former vice president, stated this while
speaking to journalists in Bauchi on Sunday.
“It is too late for the party to think of holding a consensus forum for its
presidential aspirants but rather, it should conduct a delegate conference
where we will fight it out,” Mr. Abubakar said.
According to him, it is one of the tenets of best practices in democracy for
candidates to be allowed to test their popularity.
Commenting on his relationship with former president Olusegun Obasanjo,
Mr. Abubakar said they have a good relationship.
“In spite of my disagreement with Obasanjo on political ground, there is
personal cordial relationship between us; I visited him last week at his Ota
Farm,” he said.
The former Nigerian vice president held a closed-door meeting with APC
stakeholders in Bauchi as the party prepares for its primaries set to hold next
month.
Apart from Mr. Abubakar, other aspirants who have indicated interest to run
for president on the platform of the party are Muhammadu Buhari, Sam Nda-
Isiah, Rochas Okorocha, and Aminu Tambuwal.