Northern consensus candidate not a threat to opposition, says Hamman

Dr Sule  Hamman, political associate of former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and Deputy Chairman, Board of Trustees of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in this encounter answers questions on the political alliance of 32 opposition political parties which includes his party, the CPC. Dr Hamman says the alliance is meant to counter moves by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain in power either through the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan or through the consensus conspiracy of General Ibrahim Babangida, General Gusau, Atiku Abubakar and Bukola Saraki.
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How would the proposed alliance  of CPC, ACN, ANPP and other political parties counter the consensus candidacy of PDP being championed by Mallam Adamu Ciroma?
Our own alliance is based clearly on programmes, principles and other things that are designed to effect positive changes in the entire democratic culture in the country in terms of the political process and competition within the electoral process. It is not the same thing  with consensus candidacy of  the PDP.
So, if Shekarau  of ANPP or Nuhu Ribadu of  ACN emerges , General Buhari would quit the race?
The process of creating an alliance within the national opposition as far as we  in CPC are concerned is to create synergy and also develop a common candidate that would be promoted and driven by all the parties in alliance. This will be the basis of contesting election and countering power in the country.
When the Ciroma Committee embarked on the search for a Northern Consensus candidate, it clearly excludes presidential aspirants like Buhari, Ribadu, Shekarau. Do you think this alliance would counter it?
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