Leadership is not a pleasure but a deep and heavy responsibility – George Orwell From the get-go, he set his eyes on the horizon, visualizing the big portrait that would later show him to the world as a leader, mentor, politician, businessman, and fulfilled family man. The journey was often punctuated by bumps, some of which were big enough to …

His best efforts to observe his birthday quietly as has been his preference over time differed from the thinking of many others. I had indeed asked him two weeks before the date if he would approve of a public presentation of my handy, newly published compendium of essays on him, as part of the event. He intoned that the President …

The Labour Party (LP) has described the merger proposal by 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as a good proposal that should be considered. But the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) said it could only accept the proposal if Atiku would support its 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to wrest power from the ruling …

There appears to be a grand design to ruin the judiciary and the protagonists are, in my opinion, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 25th February, 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi. Both men lost the election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola …

Introduction In the fast-paced world of politics and public life, criticism is almost inevitable, and public figures must navigate the treacherous waters of public opinion with grace and strategic communication. A recent case that highlights the importance of the Nigerian State House response to the world press conference of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who was a presidential candidate …

Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that Nigeria was the bigger loser in last week’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That was a convenient exaggeration to hide his misery. But it was unnecessary. After unsuccessfully contesting to be president six times, …

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar unraveled on Monday at a press conference in Abuja where he finally found his voice after more than 96 hours to respond to his trouncing at the Supreme Court in a landmark judgement on his grossly incompetent election petition appeal. We were wrong to …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last February’s election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that the position of the Supreme Court, affirming President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the poll, leaves many questions unanswered. At a press conference on national issues in Abuja on Monday, Atiku said: “We showed irrefutable evidence of gross irregularities, violence, and …

The Supreme Court, sitting in Abuja as presidential election petition panel on Thursday, ruled that it lacked the jurisdiction to hear the appeal of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 25th February election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on the academic records of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The seven-member panel, led by Justice …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Chicago State University (CSU) evidence presented by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is inadmissible. President Tinubu made the submission at the Supreme Court proceedings on the appeal filed by Atiku to nullify his (Tinubu) victory at the 2023 presidential poll. This is the Supreme Court scolded …