{"id":100370,"date":"2022-10-16T09:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T08:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100370"},"modified":"2022-10-16T09:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T08:11:56","slug":"why-north-needs-a-pan-nigerian-leader-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/why-north-needs-a-pan-nigerian-leader-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Why North Needs A Pan-Nigerian Leader &#8211; Atiku\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1746818785605467238\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has said that the credential of national inclusivity, not ethnicity should be an ideal that the Northern part of the county should examine in electing a new president for the country in the 2023 elections.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Atiku made the remarks when he featured as a guest of the Arewa Joint Committee interactive sessions with various presidential candidates of political parties on Saturday in Kaduna.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He noted that with a political career that spans more than three decades, he stands shoulder high as a Northerner who has built bridges of unity across the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI have been in politics for more than three decades and I am a Northerner. 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