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Vanguard

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former chief of Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has emerged the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) presidential candidate. All the delegates answered yes in a voice vote to determine their support for Ribadu during the the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) anational convention in Lagos today.

In 2007, the ACN (then AC), fielded former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its standard bearer. Atiku, who has since returned to his former love, the PDP, contested and lost to President Goodlcuk Jonathan.

The four front runners are pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Atahiru Bafarawa, former scribe of the party, Dr Usman Bugaje, and Mallam Siedu Malami.

However at the convention Attahiru Bafarawa declared that he joins the party, not as a desperate person who want to become the president but he want to help build the ACN to an enviable standard.

Attahiru Bafarawa and Saidu Malami later announced their withdrawal from the contest hence giving Malam Nuhu Ribadu a smooth ride to victory.

Ribadu was proclaimed winner after other contestants withdrew from the contest. He was acclaimed winner by a general vote of party delegates across the country.

Mr. Ribadu will square off against Goodluck Jonathan, the candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).