Atiku Abubakar
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A bill currently on the floor of the House of Representatives, seeking to stop anyone above 60 years from vying for election to the offices of the Nigerian President and State Governor has triggered controversy. MEZIESBLOG reports that the bill, sponsored by Imo lawmaker, Ikenga Ugochinyere was passed for second reading at the lower legislative…
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Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria’s judiciary is the biggest threat to the nation’s democracy. Atiku made this statement on Monday in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria. MEZIESBLOG reports that the conference was organized by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development, Centre LSD, the Centre for Democracy…
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Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of paying opposition leaders N50 million each to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Atiku disclosed this at a national conference on strengthening democracy, organized by various civic organizations in Abuja on Monday. He, however, cautioned that Nigeria’s democracy was at risk…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday mourned the victims of the stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Authorities have confirmed 35 minors dead with seven suspects arrested for their roles in the disaster. Atiku in a post on X said he was heartbroken by the incident, praying that…
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has again come hard at the administration of President Bola Tinubu. MEZIESBLOG reports that Atiku had recently slammed the Tinubu administration, saying that the President owe Nigerians an explanation over a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan secured by the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has declared readiness to lead a coalition of opposition parties to remove the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, come 2027. Atiku disclosed this in a congratulatory message to governors of the PDP, whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday. In…
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The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the unconstitutional removal of the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, by the country’s military officers. Atiku who was a former vice president of Nigeria during former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, in a statement on Thursday advised…
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Former Abia Senator, Adolphus Wabara has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to release Nnamdi Kanu if he assumes office as the next President. Nnamdi Kanu was captured in Kenya, east Africa and bundled into Nigeria over a year ago and the leader of the proscribed…
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The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the one behind naira scarcity. Atiku’s campaign also described Tinubu as the real enemy of Nigerians insisting that “Tinubu is the mastermind of the…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to uphold press freedom if he wins the 2023 presidential election. Atiku made the promise on Wednesday when he engaged members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Lagos State. Giving accolades to the Nigerian media, the former Vice President said: “I…
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The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, has likened the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to a bus conductor applying for the post of a driver. Keyamo said Atiku is only hanging onto the achievements of his former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Minister of State…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is considering options to placate Governor Nyesom Wike. The Rivers helmsman has been on the offensive since the party’s primaries in May where he emerged the runner-up. Wike has been demanding that the National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu should step down if the Atiku camp is really…
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended the transition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd from a public corporation to a limited liability company. President Muhammadu Buhari officially unveiled the NNPC as a limited company on Tuesday, noting that the transition would afford the company to operate under…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says he wished to be known by his current name and not by his West African School Certificate which carries the name “Siddiq Abubakar.” According to documents displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Atiku did not provide information on his primary education.…
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The New Nigeria Initiative (NNI) has said Nigerians are still suffering from the rot of 16 years of misgovernance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is planning to come back and regain power in 2019. Idoko Ainoko, Chairman of NNI, stated this while addressing journalists over the state of affairs of the…
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Atiku Abubakar, presidential aspirant contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), shed a few tears on Friday at a programme organised by his supporters. The political event was held to present Atiku with PDP expression of interest form and the presidential nomination form, according to Sahara Reporters. Atiku broke down as one…
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