ATIKU: His Perseverance, Generosity
Atiku Abubakar If you tried and have not won, never stop trying; all that’s great and good are done by patience, just keep on trying. — Phoebe Cary in his book , Don’t Give Up By Dele Sobowale THE above statement portrayed the perseverance of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON, former Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. His emergence as the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP started in 2006 at a breakfast meeting with some pressmen in his residence at Ikoyi, Lagos. After the breakfast, he addressed us. After the preambles, he got to the point very quickly. “I am running for the President of Nigeria under the PDP.” Shortly after a few questions from the audience, we were ushered out. I deliberately stayed behind. To me, it was obvious that the man had declared war against a former General and current President then, President Olusegun Obasanjo. I wanted to be sure that he knew the meaning of what he just said and was prepared for a “no-holds-barr...