Consensus: How Atiku beat others in secret ballot

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THERE were more facts Tuesday on how former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar emerged the North's consensus candidate.


North consensus candidate and PDP presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar with his DG of Atiku Campaign Organisation, Chris Mamah

The Consensus Committee of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) on Monday resorted to secret voting to pick its choice, The Nation learnt.

Atiku polled four, of the nine votes.

The nine "wise men" dumped their plan to go for a second round of voting, apparently because they felt the voting was keen.

They opted to pick Atiku who had simple majority of the votes.

Consensus: How Atiku beat others in secret ballot