2023: I Contested Adamawa Governorship Election Four Times Before Winning –Atiku

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not relenting in his quest to be Nigeria’s number one citizen ahead of the 2023 general elections

The former vice president recounted how he played consistent politics during the military era when he was in his 30s.

Now 75, Atiku says his determination to be president is not new as he contested to be Adamawa governor four times and eventually won.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he contested the governorship position in his home state of Adamawa four different times before he finally won in 1999.

The former vice president made this revelation on Tuesday, April 12 while having an interaction with leaders of over 200 of his support groups across the country in Abuja. 

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Atiku, 75, won the Adamawa governorship election in 1999 but was chosen by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to serve as his deputy. 

He said: “I started in my late 30s. During our time, our direction was to fight the military and return the country to civil rule.

“In joining politics, you have to be focused, principled and courageous. For example, I contested for the governorship position four times before I was finally elected. That is politics for you. You have to be determined and courageous.”