Atiku Abubakar has contested elections for a record 6 times Atiku Abubakar has contested elections for a record 6 times. Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop contesting elections in the country. Fayose, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, told Atiku to leave the race for a younger candidate, indicating that he would be 81 years old by the time President Bola Tinubu finishes his first term....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
Atiku has contested for the presidency a record 6 times, running in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. It is yet to dismiss the perception that he won’t contest in the 2027 general elections. His aides also tell sources that he is in the queue again in 2027.
The 77-year-old, in an interview with Voice of America Hausa earlier this year, said “God willing” when asked whether he would try again.
“I am sure at this stage, with all due respect to him, he would rather want to stay away from the politics of contesting elections again,” Fayose said.
“By the time Asiwaju (Bola Tinubu) will finish, Atiku Abubakar will probably be 80 or 81, so what will be the attraction?
“We should leave the stage when the ovation is loudest. I respect him and I think Nigerians are craving for a younger generation more than ever before, so on what basis will Atiku come and contest again,” he said....For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶▶
