The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, in the just-concluded presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has said the
journey to become Nigeria’s president almost cost his life.
The former vice president who spoke during a press
conference in Abuja on Thursday, said his move to enthrone and deepen democracy
in Nigeria started even during the military era.
The PDP candidate claimed that he has been battling for the
nation’s top job for the past three decades.
He said, “It is with a heart full of sadness that I address
you today. I have in the last three decades devoted my life to battle to birth
and deepen democracy in our country.
“It was a battle that started during the military era. It
was a struggle that nearly cost me my life and that of my son where eight
policemen were killed in the attempt to save our lives. I survived the
assassination only by the mercy and the grace of God.
“That was not all, my businesses were nearly crippled. My
commitment in the enthronement of democracy made me join forces with other
compatriots.
“As a leader of the defunct Social Democratic Party,
together with our current Chairman, we fought and won the 1993 presidential
election which was acclaimed to be the freest election in our nation’s history.
There was no internet then, yet it was the freest and fairest election”.
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