Daily Trust
22 Feb 2011
Rumours sweeping through political circles of a "deal" struck between the Northern Political Leaders' Forum [NPLF] and President Goodluck Jonathan's camp at a meeting held in Abuja
Sources in both the NPLF and the defunct Atiku campaign organisation denied that any deal was struck when Jonathan visited Malam Adamu Ciroma's house and met there with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former National Security Adviser General Aliyu Mohamed Gusau, among others.
The sources told Daily Trust that "the position of the NPLF on zoning has not changed and this was made clear to President Jonathan's emissaries that a new agreement on the issue was a sine qua non for any further talks between the two groups."
Both sources were reacting to media reports yesterday which alleged a "U-turn" by Atiku and his group on the issue of zoning, which is central to the dispute between the President and the NPLF.
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