The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to keep contesting as long as he’s healthy.
Atiku
spoke during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in
Abuja.
Asked
if he will contest again, Atiku 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.”
The
former Vice President will be 81 by the time the next presidential election
comes around in 2027.
Atiku
has run for the presidency six times but has been on the ballot as a
presidential candidate on three occasions — 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.
He also
spoke about the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying the party
needs to be united and forge alliances with other political groups to win the
presidential election in 2027.
This is
coming amid speculation of him forming a coalition with other political
parties.
Last
week, Atiku had met with his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, presidential
candidate, Peter Obi.
“This
is to anybody that thinks there is going to be a misunderstanding between me
and Obi, let me assure you that not even a small issue is going to happen
between us.
“Also,
we are going to be behind anybody that will be chosen to represent us in the
forthcoming elections,” he said about the meeting.
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