The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), the umbrella body of over 45 major opposition parties, yesterday after a closed door deliberation at Yaradua Centre Abuja, announced former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) as the consensus candidate of the opposition.
National spokesperson of the CUPP, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, who made this known in a release he signed in Abuja stated that over 41 political parties in attendance, endorsed the decision which enjoyed majority support.
He said that the coalition arrived at Atiku’s choice after he towered high on the criteria used by the opposition in arriving at the decision which includes national acceptability, financial capacity, spread of his political party, leadership capacity, international acceptability, experience, capacity to rebuild the economy, secure the country and unite all Nigerians among other factors.
Ugochinyere added that the coalition parties would be formally meeting with Atiku before Friday for formal commencement of the coalition campaign.
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