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Why Atiku Should Contest Again, By Adnan Mukhtar

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"zb2miR04" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Atiku is the only strong opposition leader in Nigeria so far&period; He was a vice president for 8 years and a successful businessman in active politics in the last 3 decades&period; He contested for election by appearing on the ballot 3 times&period; He did it in 2007&comma; 2019&comma; and 2023&period; He aspired for the office of the president in 1992&comma; 2003&comma; 2011&comma; and 2015&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"aLq1kPwB" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He&&num;8217&semi;s the only opposition leader with the capacity to unify this country&comma; a nationalist to the core&comma; Pan Nigerian&comma; and advocate for restructuring&period; Nobody will deny these attributes on him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tell me any strong opposition leader in Nigeria apart from Atiku&quest; Obi fought a good fight out of ethnicity and bigotry but Atiku fought his fight out of nationalism not because he is from the North or a muslim but because of his patriotism to govern this country and bring the desired change&period; He didn&&num;8217&semi;t hide under ethnicity or religion like other candidates do&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Atiku has built bridges across the country&period; If the Igbo&&num;8217&semi;s will come and work together with Waziri&comma; he will definitely be a stepping stone for an igbo presidency as he always said&colon; Power is negotiable&period;You don&&num;8217&semi;t fight for it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"FT5PBgdX" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Despite the fact that the votes were splitted and rigged&comma; Waziri was able to beat Obi&comma; Kwankwaso&comma; and came second in the most fraudulent election since the return to democracy in 1999&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Atiku still has a good chance at 76&period; Raila Odinga contested for election at 81&comma; Joe Biden is currently 80&period; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu should be around that age&comma; too&comma; as nobody is aware of his real age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Age should not be an obstacle to contest for election&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s all about a candidate who has the ability and capacity to bring the needed results&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Atiku is the only opposition leader who can lead and restructure this country&period; This should not be his last shot&comma; as others are saying&period; He should give it a try again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>President Muhammadu Buhari contested for election 4 times&comma; he lost all the 3 and won in his 4th attempt&period; Those asking Waziri to forget about contesting again are doing a disservice to this nation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many world leaders are in their 80&&num;8217&semi;s&period; That doesn&&num;8217&semi;t stop them from doing great things&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I&&num;8217&semi;m optimistic that Waziri will get his stolen mandate at the Supreme Court&period; If otherwise&comma; he should contest again as Nigeria and Nigerians need him more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Adnan Mukhtar Tudunwada is a political PR consultant&comma; university lecturer&comma; and media assistant at Atiku Campaign Office in Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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