ABUJA, — Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared his intention to run in the 2023 general elections under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Atiku, who described his decision as historic says he is banking his hopes on Nigerians to play ensure his dream becomes a reality.

He made this known at an event in the International Conference Centre in Abuja as part of activities to mark his declaration.

This will be the sixth time the PDP stalwart will seek to be Nigeria’s president.

He was a major party flagbearer in two of the previous five attempts, including in 2019 when he mounted an ardent challenge to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. He started running in 1992 under the Social Democratic Party and has sought office in every presidential election since 2007, according to Peoples Gazette.

Atiku said he would be running this time on a message to foster economic prosperity and unity across Nigeria, a nation of several ethnic and religious groups whose enduring bulwarks were repeatedly shattered by Buhari over the past seven years.

He believes his name and the unavailability of an incumbent on the two major parties will aid his course.

Political analysts expect Abubakar’s record as a unifying but perceptibly corrupt politician to, in perhaps equal measure, dog his latest attempt ahead of the party’s primaries and general elections should he get the ticket once again.

His corruption case in the United States has prevented him from being able to enter there all but one time since 2007, which came in 2019 when he received a costly reprieve to visit Washington D.C. ahead of that year’s presidential election.

Atiku will contend for the ticket of the main opposition’s party against Aminu Tambuwal, Dele Momodu, Bukola Saraki, Anyim Pius Anyim, amongst other declared and yet-to-declare contenders.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK