2023 Polls: Atiku Reveals Identity of Influential Northern Emir Who Prayed for Him to Be Nigeria’s President
- Atiku Abubakar has made a strong revelation, ahead of the 2023 presidential election, slated to hold on February 25, 2023
- The PDP presidential flagbearer disclosed that the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, prayed for him to be Nigeria's leader
- The former vice president made this known during his visit to the late Emir's palace in Kano on Thursday, February 9
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has revealed that the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, gave his seal of approval for him to become Nigeria’s president with prayers.
Atiku made the late Emir's approval public on Thursday, February 9, during a visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Channels TV reported.
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Atiku makes firm pledge during visit to Emir's palace
At the palace, he pledged to do all in his power to uphold the late Emir’s legacy if elected as the country’s President.
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During the visit, Atiku expressed his gratitude for the warm reception and spoke highly of the late Emir, Alhaji Ado Bayero, whom he referred to as a great leader and a father figure to many Nigerians, a report by The Nigerian Tribune added.
“Whenever I come to Kano, I feel at home. I still could remember the Late Emir Alhaji Ado Bayero. He prayed for me here at this palace to be the President of this country,” the PDP presidential candidate said.
“And today, I seek your prayers just as I did with our father, Alhaji Ado Bayero.”
The PDP candidate also used the opportunity to discuss important issues affecting the country and sought the support of the Emir and the people of Kano in his quest for the presidency.
2023 Presidency: Fresh Headache for APC as Yoruba Leaders Shun Tinubu, Berate Obi and Declare Support for Atiku
A socio-cultural group of Yoruba leaders under the aegis of the Yoruba Elders’ Union (YEU) declared support for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
The Yoruba leaders urged all well-meaning Nigerians to vote for the former two-term Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.
YEU decided to support Atiku’s candidature at a meeting in Lagos on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
Presidency: Intrigues as Atiku's Campaigner Condemns Peter Obi, Commends Tinubu
Reno Omokri, one of the prominent chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a strong supporter of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, has pulled some stunts.
Omokri took to his Twitter page on Wednesday evening to state that if Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential flagbearer, could not lift people out of poverty when he was the governor of Anambra, how would he do that at the national level?
The former presidential aide then declared that if Bola Tinubu, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had said that, Nigerians would have fallen for it.
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