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2023: Atiku to officially declare intention to run for president on March 23
Nigeria’s former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will officially declare his intent to run for the 2023 presidential election on Wednesday, 23 March, 2022.
This is coming after several months of consultations with stakeholders across the country and in the diaspora, as well as all organs of PDP.
The event which will have in attendance Atiku’s friends, associates, political leaders, party faithful and supporters will take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja at 11 am.
His official declaration kick-starts the former Vice President’s participation in the race for the presidential ticket of the PDP ahead of the next year’s general election.
It may be recalled that last week, Atiku picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the PDP, which were donated to him by the North East Business Community, urging him to run for president in the 2023 election.
Last week Atiku begged for another opportunity to represent the PDP in the coming poll.
He also promised to build bridges across the regions if given the ticket to fly the party’s flag when Nigerians go to the poll next year.
“Please join me in building bridges across this country so that every part of this country will have a sense of belonging,” he told the crowd of PDP leaders at the meeting.
“Leaders, elders, wise men of our great party, I call on you to please give me another opportunity to advance all these ideals of our party so that we can consolidate democracy, unity, and development of our country.”
