Former Nigeria’s Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described that he is not going to retire from politics for as long as he is alive.
He stated this while answering questions on BBC Hausa political program recently.
“If anyone thinks we will sit behind and continue to watch how Nigerians are suffering and are being oppressed, then that person is dreaming, Because I am not tired of politics at all and will never be.
“You should wait and see in 2027 whether I will contest or not.
“We struggled for the establishment of this democratic system and will continue to ensure it is sustained. Therefore, we will not sit back and watch things going the wrong way,” he said.
Atiku Abubakar who is also the Waziri Adamawa has been in political limelight since 1989 and was one of the closest associates of late General Shehu Musa Yar’adua.
The former Vice President has also been in several political parties in Nigeria since he joined politics.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in 2023 election was elected Governor of Adamawa State in1998 but later became the running mate of President Olusegun Obasanjo and eventually Vice President after the election from 1999-2007.
However, 2023 Presidential election was the third time he became a party presidential candidate even though he has contested primaries several other times.
In 2007, he was the presidential candidate of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) but was defeated by late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In 2019, he lost election to former President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and subsequently in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he also lost the Presidential ticket to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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