Supreme Court: Am not going away - Atiku

 



Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the judgment of the supreme court that affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu.

Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, addressed a press conference in Abuja on Monday.

He noted that he will not leave the political arena despite the Supreme Court verdict of October 26, 2023 that affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu.

“As for me and my party, this phase of work is done. However, I am not going to go away, if you think I am going to go away, forget about it,” the former Vice President said at a press briefing on Monday in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

“For as long as I breathe, I will continue to struggle with other Nigerians to deepen our democracy. I will continue to work for the return of political and economical restructuring that the country needs,” he added.

Atiku, a former Vice President between 1999 and 2007, have tried to become Nigeria’s President for about three decades.

Despite his unsuccessful attempts, the PDP stalwart said he won’t “go away”. 

Abubakar had earlier criticised the electoral body and the judiciary for defending “illegality”.

He further called for a single 6-year term for the president as one of the reforms to stem the desperation and two regions rotating the president between them.



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