Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar has promised to support a younger presidential candidate if such emerges as the candidate.
Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made this known on Wednesday in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, stressing that he’s prepared to fully back any younger presidential candidate who emerges from his party, the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Not a few Nigerians insist that the former vice president should step down for a younger candidate, having contested the presidency five times and lost. Others say he’s too old to lead the country, that much younger Nigerians should be allowed to lead.
The former PDP presidential candidate has yet to officially join the ADC but close watchers of politic in the country insist that he’s planning contests under the party, which recently got the nod of key opposition leaders in the country, as a coalition platform to contest the 2027 election.
The former vice president, analyst say, is a leading aspirant in the coalition party. Abubakar however stated that he will throw his support for any aspirant who wins the party ticket, especially a vibrant younger candidate.
He urged the youths to take active part in politics, saying he’s not desperate to lead the country.
“My being in the 2027 race does not prevent anyone from contesting. If a vibrant and widely accepted younger candidate emerges, I am willing to step aside,” Atiku said.
The magazine reports that other potential presidential aspirants in the ADC include former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP 2023 presidential candidate, among others.
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