Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for president in the February 2023 election, has disclosed the manner in which he was singled out for removal.
Atiku made this statement to the media on Monday following the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Bola Tinubu’s legitimacy as the president.
The former vice president said that nine police officers who were defending his Kaduna home were killed in an effort to kill him while he was fighting for civilian rule.
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Atiku said, “At a critical point in my political life, I always chose the path of truth, morality, and the rule of law. History will vindicate me.
“When I joined politics, the critical challenge was kicking the military out of power so that civilian governance could be restored in Nigeria.
“It later became a defining struggle and as one of the leaders of that struggle, I was targeted for elimination. Nine policemen guarding my house in Kaduna were murdered in an attempt to assassinate me. I was also forced into exile for nine months because of that incident.”
Speaking further on why he filed a lawsuit against Tinubu on his academic credentials, Atiku said, “It is not about me, it is about our country, Nigeria and the future. It is about the kind of society we want to leave for the next generation and what kind of example we want to set for our children. It is about the reputation of Nigeria and Nigerians in the eyes of the world.
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“We showed evidence that Tinubu was not qualified to contest the presidential election because he forged the qualifying academic certificate.”
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