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The selection of the vice-presidential running mate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will be determined by the party’s statutory organs and stakeholders rather than a unilateral decision by the candidate himself.
Inside sources within the campaign have revealed that the former Vice President has ceded the choice to the party’s leadership, ensuring a collective decision-making process through the National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Executive Committee (NEC).
“Yes, he is the candidate but he has said he would concede to the party organs to decide for him, who his running mate will be.
“It isn’t a decision that he can take unilaterally. The National Working Committee and the National Executive Committee of the party will have to meet and take a position.
“As we speak, it is even likely that a small ad hoc Committee has been set up to look at likely candidates,” a senior
