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Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by Latestnewsline: 6:21am On Dec 16, 2022
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Atiku Abubakar was born on 25 November 1946 in Jada, a village which was then under the administration of the British Cameroons – the territory later joined with the Federation of Nigeria in the 1961 British Cameroons referendum. His father, Garba Abubakar was a Fulani trader and farmer, and his mother was Aisha Kande. He was named after his paternal grandfather Atiku Abdulqadir who hails from Wurno, Sokoto State and migrated to Kojoli village at Jada, Adamawa State, his maternal grandfather called Inuwa Dutse migrated to Jada, Adamawa State from Dutse, Jigawa State he became the only child of his parents when his only sister died at infancy. In 1957, his father died by drowning while crossing a river to Toungo, a neighbouring village to Jada.

Atiku Abubakar has unsuccessfully contested five times for the Office of President of Nigeria in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. In 1993, he contested the Social Democratic Party presidential primaries losing to Moshood Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe. He was a presidential candidate of the Action Congress in the 2007 presidential election coming in third to Umaru Yar'Adua of the PDP and Muhammadu Buhari of the ANPP. He contested the presidential primaries of the People's Democratic Party during the 2011 presidential election losing out to incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2014, he joined the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2015 presidential election and contested the presidential primaries losing to Muhammadu Buhari. In 2017, he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party and was the party presidential candidate during the 2019 presidential election, again losing to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

In May 2022, he was chosen as the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general election after he defeated Nyesom Wike who is the current Governor of Rivers State in the primaries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atiku_Abubakar

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Re: Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by Pwettylinda(f): 6:27am On Dec 16, 2022
I don't like him, he's too cunning undecided

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Re: Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by Culioh: 6:28am On Dec 16, 2022
grin
Nigeria doesn't need this type of political figures at the crossroad

We need a change of business
Re: Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by MightyHand(m): 6:30am On Dec 16, 2022
His father drowned!
His Ancestors were migrating like Corona
No wonder he migrate from political parties in searching for mantle of leadership, which he will never get.. Isha Allah


The guy History not sweet @ALL

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Re: Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by metaluterus(f): 6:34am On Dec 16, 2022
All Nigeria needs is good leader

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Re: Brief History Of Atiku Abubaka, The PDP Presidential Candidate by fman(m): 9:20am On Dec 16, 2022
Pwettylinda:
I don't like him, he's too cunning undecided
deal with your phobia

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