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Atiku Abubakar
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“I represent both the past and the future. We have seen various levels of leadership, both young and old. I believe expectations of young leadership have been below what we thought; they require experience and tutelage from the older generation. Sometimes you need to be in power to give that tutelage.”
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“Look at the experience. We have had many young governors who have failed woefully when it comes to governance. They require learning from experience. I don’t think I could have learned as much if I were a president as I learned being Vice President to President Obasanjo, who came with tremendous experience from being a military head of state.”
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“When the PDP lost the last election, I told them I didn’t see a future for the PDP unless there was a broad-based coalition. The PDP leadership disagreed because they didn’t want to see my face, not because of what I was proposing. Now they have found themselves in the same position.”
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“A number of things. Deepening our democratic institutions and the issue of separation of powers under the constitution.”
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“We are concerned that the presidency has almost turned various institutions meant for checks and balances into one roof, which is dangerous.”
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“Our first option in the coalition is to work out a consensus. If that doesn’t emerge, then we go for a direct election. I will support anybody who emerges. I will step aside for any winner, including Peter Obi. If he is a contender, why not? Politics is either through democracy or consensus.”
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“The North appears even more united now than fragmented. It remains my major political base. I won more northern states than any other states in the last election. The majority of the North will always come together, and I am the person to bring them together.”
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“I should have supported Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s proposal for a rotational presidency. It would have rotated to all zones in the country, which is the most equitable provision. If I became president, I would move toward that amendment for the stability of the country.”
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“I will not discuss my strategy here, but a coalition candidate facing Bola Tinubu is “dead on arrival.” If each leader in this coalition brings their zone to electoral victory, where will Bola stand?”
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“Nigeria is not working as well as it should and part of the reason is the way we have structured our country and governance.”
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“We must refrain from the habit of assuming that anyone calling for the restructuring of our federation is working for the breakup of the country.”
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“An excessively powerful centre does not equate with national unity. If anything, it has made our unity more fragile, our government more unstable and our country more unsafe.”
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“We must renegotiate our union in order to make it stronger.”
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“The restructuring I want to see happen is changing the structure of our country to take power from the elite and give it back to whom it belongs: the people.”
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“Political decentralization will help to deepen and strengthen our democracy because citizens are more likely to demand accountability when governments spend their tax money.”
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“True federalism will encourage states to compete, attract investments and skilled workers rather than merely waiting for monthly revenue allocation from Abuja.”
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“Restructuring Nigeria's economy and polity is a necessity, not an option.”
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“Some Nigerian states are poor not because they are not receiving a fair share of oil money but because they are not receiving a fair shot at true federalism.”
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“I have never hidden my ambition to be president. My motivation is simple: I believe I have the experience and ideas to help Nigeria move in the right direction and achieve its potential.”
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“Nigeria is a country that has been blessed with rich natural and human resources.”
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