I Will Continue Running for President If God Gives Me Good Health, Says Atiku

Category : Politics | Author: Sunday Ntente Published on 2024-05-24 10:41:06

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will continue to run for the presidency of Nigeria if he is healthy, despite the challenges his party, the People`s Democratic Party (PDP) is currently facing.

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Atiku has run to become Nigeria`s President six times within three decades, his most recent attempt being in the 2023 presidential election as the PDP candidate. At his last attempt, the 77-year-old got 6,984,520 votes to come second in the poll won by Bola Tinubu of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) who garnered 8,794,726.

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"God willing," Atiku responded to Voice of America Hausa when asked if he would attempt again. He continued, saying that "as long as God gives me strength, good health, and long life," he won`t give up on his presidential campaign.

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He posed a hypothetical question, "A former President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, didn`t he vie seven times?" In order for the PDP to unseat the ruling APC, the former vice president acknowledged that cooperation with other parties is crucial.

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“As the PDP party is right now, it is the only one standing up for election. There is no way it will win the election. It requires joining forces with other parties,” he said.

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