As long as he is able to do so, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for 2023, intends to run for president.
During an interview with the Voice of America’s Hausa service in Abuja, Atiku revealed this.
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As long as I am alive and well, I will keep contesting again and again,” Atiku remarked when asked if he will stand again.
Abraham Lincoln, who served as president of the United States, ran and lost seven times before ultimately prevailing.
But with the PDP as it is right now, it’s obvious that you can’t win the election on your own. He stressed the need of having other parties’ strong support and working together.
By the time of the next presidential election in 2027, Atiku will likely be eighty-one years old.
There have been six presidential campaigns by the former vice president.
On three separate occasions—2007, 2019, and 2023—Atiku has been listed as a presidential candidate.
He finds solace in the idea that Abraham Lincoln, the previous president of the United States, was not elected on his first try.
Atiku, commenting on the PDP’s internal strife, emphasized the importance of unity and coalition building if the party is to succeed in the 2027 presidential election.