Nigeria Opposition Picks Atiku Abubakar for 7th Presidential Run as January Vote Nears
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 28
Nigeria Opposition Picks Atiku Abubakar for 7th Presidential Run as January Vote Nears
5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 28
Atiku Abubakar won Nigeria’s main opposition nomination for January’s presidential election, putting him on course to challenge incumbent Bola Tinubu again.
The pick sets up a rematch of the 2023 contest between Abubakar and Tinubu, making the veteran politician’s latest bid his seventh presidential run.
Abubakar said he was “humbled and excited” by the nomination and signaled an immediate shift from party primaries to the general-election campaign.
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