The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he will keep contesting as long as he’s alive and healthy.
Atiku disclosed this during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja.
Asked if he will contest again, Atiku said: “Of course, I will keep contesting again and again as long as I am alive and healthy.
“Even the former US President Abraham Lincoln contested seven times before finally winning.
“However, given the current state of the PDP, it is clear that a single-handed effort will not suffice to win the election. Strong support and collaboration with other parties are required.”
The former Vice President will be 81 by the time the next presidential election comes around in 2027.
Atiku has run for the presidency six times but has been on the ballot as a presidential candidate on three occasions — 2007, 2019, and 2023.
Abubakar said he is consoled by the fact that former United States President Abraham Lincoln did not win the presidential vote on the first time of asking.