14th January, 2011
Former boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Malam Nuhu, has emerged the presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.
Ribadu was officially declared the presidential candidate of ACN after two other aspirants, Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto State, and Seidu Malami withdrew from the race at the party’s national convention held today at Onikan Stadium in Lagos, South West Nigeria.
There was wild jubilation by teeming supporters of ACN following the declaration of Ribadu as the party’s presidential flagbearer. Most of the supporters were campaigning for Ribadu to be given the ticket even before the party’s convention.
After the declaration, Ribadu went round the stadium to thank his supporters and the party stalwarts for giving him the mandate to represent the party as its presidential standard bearer. He promised that he will not disappoint them.
Party stalwarts like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s national chairman Chief Bisi Akande, Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State chairman of the party, Henry Ajomale and other leaders from the North, East and other parts of the country attended the convention which was still ongoing at the time of going to press.
Lanre Babalola