Atiku Abubakar Archives - Page 4 of 13

Oct

28

2023

Supreme Court ruling: Atiku to handle matters of national concern On Monday

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

On Monday, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate, will speak with the media on national concerns. This was revealed in a statement released on Saturday by the PDP Publicity Office. This follows the ruling by the Supreme Court, which upheld President Bola Tinubu as the victor of the February presidential election and rejected the appeal of the former vice president for being without merit. The statement claims that Atiku will speak on matters that are extremely important to the country. "The former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, and the presidential candidate of…

Oct

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

The Supreme Court will rule on Atiku and Obi’s petitions on October 26.

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Peter Obi

The Supreme Court has finally scheduled Thursday, October 26, for the delivery of final rulings in the two surviving cases contesting the validity of President Bola Tinubu's declaration as the victor of the most recent presidential election. These are the petitions that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, and Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party's candidate, both filed. Dr. Awemeri Festus Akande, the Supreme Court's Director of Press and Information, verified the news on Wednesday.According to him, sufficient security measures have been put in place to guard against security lapses both inside and outside the courthouse.On Monday, attorneys for the…

Sep

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku Reacts To Tribunal Judgment In An Address To Press.

News2023, Atiku, Atiku Abubakar

PROTOCOL Good afternoon, Gentlemen of the Press. I am here today to give my official reaction to the judgment delivered yesterday by the Presidential Election Petition Court on the 2023 presidential election. As you already know, I approached the court following the declaration by INEC that the APC and its candidate are the winners of the February 25, Presidential Election. My decision to go to court is anchored in my belief that the court is the sanctuary of justice. The journey of my political career, as you know, holds so much to the courage and fearless decisions of our judiciary.…

Mar

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Atiku’s irreversible blunders – Abiodun Komolafe

Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

There is a Yoruba adage, which says that ‘ogbon odun yii, were emii ni.’ (The wisdom of this year is foolishness in the course of time). Talking philosophically, when one relies on an older matrix to work in the present, one’s failure is likely to be like Atiku Abubakar’s. Why? The dynamics of the present may certainly not be exactly the same as the past. In fairness to posterity, the mindset of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and, of course, its presidential candidate – as Nigeria approached the last presidential election – was that the North was still the (typical) North and that the…

Mar

22

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

You’re daydreaming to believe you can unseat Tinubu – Fayose to Atiku, Obi over 2023 election

Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Ayo Fayose, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that anyone who believes they can unseat President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is daydreaming. Fayose stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. Recall that the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, headed to the courts to challenge Tinubu’s victory. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after beating the likes of Atiku and Obi. However, Fayose believes the election is already done and…