The Mallam Adamu Ciroma-led 17 wise men saddled with the responsibility of picking a Northern consensus candidate for the PDP presidential primaries appear to have narrowed down its choice to former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Two other aspirants — General Muhammadu Aliyu Gusau and Governor Bukola Saraki started the race together with Babangida and Atiku having agreed that whoever eventually emerges the choice of the “wise men”would be supported by the others to square up with President Goodluck Jonathan in the PDP primaries
Saturday Vanguard gathered in Abuja that the “Wise-men”announced at their conclusion at the end of their tour of the Northern states which was designed to consult widely with stakeholders on who among the aspirants would best be suited for the North.
Prior to the announcement of the tour, the committee adopted four criteria in assessing each of the aspirants.
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