Economy
He has pledged to repair economic damage he attributes to the current administration, including the fallout from fuel subsidy removal and the growth of public debt.
Politician profile
Born in 1946, Atiku Abubakar spent two decades in the Nigeria Customs Service, from 1969 to 1989, and later completed a master's degree in international relations. He was Vice-President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. He has contested the presidency several times, standing as a party nominee in 2007, 2019 and 2023. He emerged as the African Democratic Congress candidate for 2027 after defeating Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen for the ticket; a running mate has not yet been named. Biographical details drawn from Wikipedia.
African Democratic Congress (ADC) · party-nominee
He has pledged to repair economic damage he attributes to the current administration, including the fallout from fuel subsidy removal and the growth of public debt.
He has promised free, compulsory basic and secondary education, aiming to bring more than 20 million out-of-school children into classrooms.
He has promised to protect opposition parties and democratic institutions from government interference.
He has committed to increasing investment in primary healthcare and specialist medical facilities.
Atiku has pledged to expand recruitment, training, equipment and welfare across the military, police and intelligence services.
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