Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s nominee for president, claims that since he started running for office in 1993, he has done so without encountering any problem, in contrast to Bola Tinubu, the APC nominee, who is dealing with alleged drug and identity crises.
This was said by Atiku in response to Tinubu and the APC’s preliminary opposition to Atiku’s petition disputing Tinubu’s declaration as the victor of the February 25 presidential election.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes in total to win the election.
The commission announced that Atiku came in second with 6,984,520 votes and that Peter Obi of the Labour Party came in second with 6,101,533 votes.
However, Atiku, Obi, and a few other parties disapproved with the INEC’s results and petitioned the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to annul the election.
The former vice president of Nigeria was labeled a “serial loser” by Tinubu in reaction to Atiku’s plea, adding that he had been attempting unsuccessfully to win the presidency since 1993.
However, Atiku claimed there was no foundation for comparison and that he towers over Tinubu in his response to Tinubu that was submitted to the tribunal.