Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has vowed never to give up his bid for the Nigeria’s Presidency.
Abubakar was the country’s vice president between 1999 and 2007 under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo who refused to support his deputy to succeed him.
Following the expiration of that administration, Abubakar had contested every presidential election in the country, but failed. His last bid was last year when he lost to incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Recently, he suggested that he would back Peter Obi the Labour Party, LP presidential candidate in the 2023 election if the PDP zoned the ticket to the south.
The remark had made some Nigerians to suggest that he may likely not contest the 2027 presidential election, that he’s probably retiring from politics.
But speaking to the Hausa service of the Voice of America, VOA, Abubakar said he will continue to contest until he wins the presidency, comparing himself to renowned US President, Abraham Lincoln.
“I will keep contesting again and again as long as I am alive and healthy,” he said.
“Even the former US President Abraham Lincoln contested seven times before finally winning.
“However, given the current state of the PDP, it is clear that a single-handed effort will not suffice to win the election. Strong support and collaboration with other parties are required,” Atiku stated.
Lincoln contested the US Presidency seven times according to records.
