2023: Atiku Kicks off Campaign with Book Presentation
By Ozumu Abdul
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has kicked off his 2023 campaign with a public presentation of three books written in his honour.
The books are: “The Story of Atiku Abubakar, Landmark Constitutional Law Cases in Nigeria ( 2004-2007), “The Atiku Abubakar Cases” and lastly, “Restructuring as a pathway to National Unity and Development”
The books chronicled his personal story about his birth, academics, public service and foray into politics and his stewardship as Vice President under former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Senate Minority Leader and Chief host at the event, Philip Aduda, in his welcome address urged aggrieved PDP members not to turn their back on the party, adding that “Only a strong United PDP will help to actualise the aspirations of Nigerians in 2023.”
Chairman of the organising committee and former Governor of Adamawa state, Boni Haruna, in his welcome remarks, described Atiku Abubakar as a “shy person” who doesn’t cherish publicity but whose desire is to take Nigeria to a better place.
Haruna said the PDP flag bearer struggled as an orphan before rising to grass to grace.
He noted that the books were written to correct the “wicked lies and rumours peddled against the former Vice President which had remained unchallenged in public domain for several years.
He also described Atiku as the most hunted politician in Nigeria’s political history
Haruna declared that as governor, he never took security votes nor shared it with the former Vice President as mischievous politicians bent on spreading falsehood were spreading.
He also dismissed speculations that Adamawa state funded the construction of the American University, Yola, an institution owned by Atiku.