Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria’s perennial presidential hopeful

2019: Buhari government has failed Nigerians, Atiku says

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has a failed government, incapable of paying salaries and pensions. Atiku who stated this Monday in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital during the PDP Presidential rally enjoined the […]

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Nigerian presidential candidate warns about vote-buying

PDP S/West Chairman, Fayose to inaugurate Atiku Campaign Council in Ekiti on Tuesday

Former Governor of Ekiti State and Southwest Coordinator of the Atiku/Obi PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and the PDP National Vice Chairman (Southwest), Dr Eddy Olafeso will tomorrow, Tuesday, January 8, 2019 inaugurate the Ekiti State chapter of the Atiku/Obi PDP Presidential Campaign Council. The inauguration will take place at the campaign office, […]

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Soldiers in front of Daily Trust’s office in Abuja

Atiku condemn military invasion of Daily Trust offices

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has condemned Sunday invasion of Daily Trust offices in Maiduguri and Abuja, likening the development to an attack on the rights and freedom of Nigerians. Atiku also picked holes in the arrest of the Newspaper’s northern regional editor, Uthman Abubakar […]

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Nigerian presidential candidate warns about vote-buying

Atiku faces fresh S/South challenge, rejigs campaign

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is facing fresh challenges in the South south, thus slowing down his campaign ahead of next month’s election. The Southsouth leg of his campaign which was originally scheduled for flag off on Tuesday, January 8, has been put off to enable the party “organize a […]

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Atiku accuses Buhari of cutting deals with Govs of Zamfara, Katsina to “capture” states

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said accused President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, party of allegedly cutting a deal with the governors of Zamfara and Katsina to “capture” the states. Atiku also said he welcomes “whatever reasonable measures the Federal Government takes to put […]

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Nigerian presidential candidate warns about vote-buying

2019 Election: Atiku urges INEC not to use incident forms

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to adhere to its promise not to use incident forms for the 2019 general election. Abubakar, in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe on Thursday in Abuja, said that he was […]

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Atiku pays $90,000 monthly for American to give fake news

The Buhari Media Organisation says the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has hired an American lobbyist for $90,000 monthly to be releasing fake news capable of threatening national security. It alleged that the slew of fake news, especially on social media, targeted at the Nigerian military was the handiwork of Atiku and his […]

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Atiku’s interest is to grab power, continue looting – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and his PDP co-travellers’ only interest is to grab power and continue where they stopped in their avarice. Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said this while responding to an allegation raised by one of the aides of Atiku. Phrank Shaibu, […]

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2019 budget flaws: It’s doubtful if Atiku understands meaning of recession, Presidency says

The Presidency, yesterday, took a swipe at former Vice President and Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his comment that the 2019 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari is a flawed document. The Presidency said the criticism by PDP’s Presidential candidate on recession was an […]

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Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria’s perennial presidential hopeful

If the system was working, Atiku would be jailed says Buhari Campaign

Spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, said last night that if the system were to be working before President Buhari took over in 2015, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, would be in jail by now instead of contesting the presidency. Keyamo, in a statement, said: “Let us remind Alhaji Atiku […]

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Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant speaks to delegates during the primaries of the ruling People's Democratic Party in the federal capital Abuja January 13, 2011. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Buhari’s $1 bln “National Fuel Support Fund” in 2019 Budget is fraud – Atiku

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come down hard on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over what he described as huge abuse of financial procedures in the running of the state oil company, alleging that the $1 billion voted in the 2019 budget to fund Petrol-Price-Under Recovery […]

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Don’t be deceived by the promise of 2023 Presidency, Atiku tells S-East, S-West

Following last week’s statement by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, that the South-East will get its turn in 2023 after President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office, presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has warned the two geo-political zones to take their destinies in their hands by […]

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