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MacDonald Dzirutwe

Nigeria's Abubakar picks southern governor as 2023 election running mate

FILE PHOTO: Former Nigeria Vice President Atiku Abubakar adresses the People's Democratic Party delegates during the Special convention in Abuja, Nigeria May 28, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigeria's main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Thursday picked a governor from the oil producing Delta state as running mate for next year's presidential election.

The choice points to a strategy by Abubakar, a northern Muslim, to generate support in the largely Christian south.

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