Atiku Abubakar Archives

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai, Atiku’s camp romance will yield nothing, says APC

January 14, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The ruling All Progressives Congress has said it is not losing sleep over the newfound political romance between ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the opposition Social Democratic Party. Last week, El-Rufai, a prominent APC chieftain, held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the SDP […]

Rest 31-year presidential ambition, Bode George tells Atiku

November 22, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to end his 31-year-long bid to be President. Noting that Atiku’s bid to be President dated back to the year 1993, George said it was high time the former Vice President retired from such a […]

Obi free to return, Atiku, others can’t monopolise PDP

June 10, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has disclosed that the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, cannot be stopped by any member of the Peoples Democratic Party if he stages a return to the party. Lamido also warned that nobody including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, immediate past […]

Atiku’s solution will return Nigeria to Emefiele era – Presidency

February 19, 2024AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Presidency says a controlled floatation of the naira to prevent further devaluation would only return Nigeria to the economic regime of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. It said the policy, which saw about $1.5bn spent monthly to shore up the naira, fuelled financial malpractices, such as arbitrage […]

PDP, LP condemn Achimugu’s appointment as NCAA director

December 25, 2023AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party have condemned the appointment of the ex-aide of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and self-acclaimed whistleblower, Michael Achimugu, as the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection in Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. Achimugu was named in the list of 46 new directors announced on Thursday by the […]