The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria needs a president that is ready to give his all to the entire nation and not one that displays nepotistic tendencies. He also said a credential of national inclusivity, not ethnicity, should be an ideal […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria needs a president that is ready to give his all to the entire nation and not one that displays nepotistic tendencies.
The session, which took place at the Arewa House, was attended by high-ranking leaders of various Northern Nigeria-based socio-cultural bodies. “I have been in politics for more than three decades and I am a Northerner,” said Atiku. “So, if you ask me why I am the best candidate to lead Nigeria in 2023, I will simply say that what Nigeria needs is a pan-Nigerian president, not whether he is Yoruba, Igbo, or Hausa-Fulani.”
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