Atiku meets southern, M’Belt leaders, says justice’ll be done (Punch)

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday met behind closed doors with leaders of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum in Abuja.

The meeting, which was held at the residence of a former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, also had the leaders of Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo in attendance.

The leaders included Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Yinka Odumakin, Chief Femi Okurounmu and Chief John Nwodo.

Atiku said the purpose of the visit was to solicit the forum’s support for his efforts to reclaim his stolen mandate. Read more