The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to continue to contest the number one political office in Nigeria as long as he’s healthy.
The former Nigeria’s vice president made the remark during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja.
Asked if he will contest again, he said: “Of course, I will keep contesting again and again as long as I am alive and healthy.
“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.”
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Atiku who will be 81 by the time the next presidential election comes around in 2027, has run for the presidency six times.
Out of this number of times, he has been on the ballot as a presidential candidate in 2007, 2019 and 2023.
Abubakar said he is consoled by the fact that former United States President Abraham Lincoln did not win the presidential vote on the first time of asking.
The former Vice President also spoke about the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, noting that the party needs to be united and forge alliances with other political groups to win the presidential election in 2027.