I Ran Governorship Election Four Times

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a presidential aspirant of the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said that he contested for the governorship position four different times before he finally won in 1999. PM NEWS reports.

Atiku won the governorship of Adamawa in 1999 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but did not assume the position as he was chosen as the Vice President to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Information Guide Nigeria

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He urged youths to be consistent and courageous in pursuing their aspirations.

“It is encouraging that these days I see many young people come to me declaring intentions to run for various political positions, some state assemblies, some national assembly and even some aspiring to be governors.

“The beautiful thing is that this shows that our democracy is being strengthened. I also started early like many of you”. jamb results

“I started in my late 30s. During our time, our direction was to fight the military and return the country to civil rule.

“In joining politics, you have to be focused, principled and courageous. For example, I contested for the governorship position four times before I was finally elected. That is politics for you. You have to be determined and be courageous,” he said.

Atiku expressed gratitude to leaders of the support groups for the roles that they played during the 2018/2019 election and commended the groups for their discipline and their determination to be better organised than the last outing.

“We are more organised now; it is a reflection of the fact that we are now more experienced and with experience comes more knowledge.

“What that means is that if there was any mistake that we made last time, we are in a better position to avoid such mistakes now”.