Atiku Abubakar: “I was the only northern politician in Nigeria who stood up against Sharia in 1999”
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Nicholas Norbrook
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November 28, 2022 10:27
Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in Paris October 2022 (Photo by François Grivelet for The Africa Report)
Atiku Abubakar is running for the presidency in Nigeria for the sixth time, on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. The period Atiku spent as vice president during the Olusegun Obasanjo years is considered the high point for Nigerian growth levels and governance in the last half century.
In this exclusive interview with The Africa Report, Atiku talks about his relationship with his mentor Shehu Yar’Adua, a northern Islam; splits in the PDP; and the reasons why he fell out with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his former business partner turned presidential candidate for the ruling APC.
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