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- Former Nigerian presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has announced his candidacy for the next year’s presidential elections. He lost presidency to the current incumbent Muhammadu Buhari in 2019
Former Nigerian presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has announced his candidacy for next year’s presidential elections. He lost presidency to the current incumbent Muhammadu Buhari in 2019
This is the sixth time Abubakar tries to capture the presidency. He is contesting under the banner of the People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria.
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Abubakar is seeking votes pitching five core areas, such as security, economy, education and devolving more resources and powers to the federating units. Abubakar said that the Nigerian economy has been sinking because of the wrong policies pursued by the government.
There are also people who support the plea that after two terms under Buhari, a Muslim from the north, southerners want the presidency to rotate back to their region. It may be noted that under an unofficial deal among the political elites, Nigeria’s presidency is expected to “rotate” between north and south. This power sharing is recommended to balance the rule between Muslims, predominantly in North and that of Christians in the South. This is an unofficial power sharing between the two regions to maintain peace and harmony.
