Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar is making a seventh bid for the presidency, according to commentary shared by Femi Fani-Kayode and echoed by Vanguard. The pieces frame the move as the latest in a long series of attempts to secure Nigeria’s top office.
Both sources provide a chronology of prior campaigns, noting that Atiku sought the presidency in 1993 through the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential primaries, where he lost to MKO Abiola. They also state that in 2007 he ran as the Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate and finished third in the general election, behind Umaru Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari.
Vanguard further adds that Atiku lost the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries in 2011 to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. Premium Times’ excerpt similarly treats the current run as a seventh effort, though it emphasizes the broader count of bids rather than detailing every election in the provided text. Overall, the outlets align on the historical milestones they cite.
