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Ìfẹ́ tí mo ní láti jẹ́ Ààrẹ ti máa jẹ́ láti sìn orílẹ̀-èdè yìí nígbà gbogbo. Nàìjíríà ti fún mi ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àǹfààní láti di ẹni tí mo jẹ́ yìí, tí Ọlọ́run bá sì ti fún mi ní oore-ọ̀fẹ́ láti dá èrè náà padà, kò yẹ kí n yẹra fún ìpè sí iṣẹ́ náà. Mo mọ̀ pé mo ní àwọn èrò tí ó dára jù tí mo lè fi rú, inú mi sì mọ̀ pé n kò lè fà sẹ́yìn kúrò nínú èyí. Mo wà nínú eré-ije yìí, ní tìtẹ̀síwájú, láti fi iṣẹ́ ìsìn rú fún Nàìjíríà.
Mo tún di ohun tí mo rí nínú àwọn ọ̀dọ́ Nàìjíríà bí ẹ̀yin mú ṣinṣin. N kì í rí àwọn èèyàn tí wọ́n ń ṣàìbalẹ̀ tí wọ́n gbọ́dọ̀ máa ṣàkóso tàbí kó jọ nìkan ní àkókò ìdìbò. Mo rí dípò bẹ́ẹ̀ ohun-ìní orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó tóbi jùlọ tí orílẹ̀-èdè yìí ti ní rí, àwọn aṣàtúntò, àwọn àgbẹ̀, àwọn adáyípadà, àwọn onímọ̀-ẹ̀rọ, àwọn dókítà, àwọn olùkọ́, àwọn oníṣòwò, àwọn oníṣọ̀nà, tí wọ́n ń fi ẹ̀mí Nàìjíríà hàn ní ojoojúmọ́.
Ìdí nìyẹn tí mo fi kọ́ pẹpẹ yìí, Ask AA, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ibi tí ẹ ti lè bá mi sọ̀rọ̀ tààrà lórí àwọn ìlànà àti ètò ìjọba. Yóò sì dàgbà di Presidential Promise Tracker, níbi tí ẹ ti lè máa ṣe àmójútó àwọn ìlérí tí mo bá ṣe, tí ẹ ó sì máa tẹ̀lé bí wọ́n ṣe ń mú wọn ṣẹ, tí ẹ ó sì rí gan-an bí a ṣe ń ná owó gbogbo ènìyàn. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a ṣe máa kọ́ ìhàgaga àti ìṣírò ní gbogbo ipele ìjọba, kì í ṣe nípa bíbéèrè pé kí ẹ gba ọ̀rọ̀ mi gbọ́ láìjẹ́rìí, bí kò ṣe nípa síṣí àkọsílẹ̀ náà sílẹ̀ fún yín láti fi ojú ara yín ṣàyẹ̀wò.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
Ibi tí èyí ti wá
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1654112430882955264 2023-05-04 ›
I'm elated at reports of the safe return of the first batch of Nigerians evacuated from Sudan.
While welcoming home the evacuees, I wish to congratulate again and thank the management of Air Peace Airline, @flyairpeace, the Nigerian military, and other MDAs involved in this rescue of our compatriots stranded in Sudan. I wish to acknowledge the expression of interest of @MaxAirLtd to answer the patriotic call to also help in the evacuation of our citizens. Our appreciation also goes to the Egyptian authorities for granting Nigerians safe passage after the initial setback through their territory.
Furthermore, I will charge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all agencies concerned with the evacuation to ensure that no Nigerian is left behind or discriminated against based on ethnicity or religion. It is the obligation of every responsible government to come to the aid of its citizens in periods of emergencies such as we are having with Nigerians stranded in the crisis in Sudan. -AA
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1718948336344936730 2023-10-30 ›
What we have currently is akin to asking thieves to keep their loot and use the same to defend themselves while the case of their robbery is being decided. It only encourages mandate banditry rather than discourages it.
Thirdly, in order to ensure popular mandate and real representation, we must move to require a candidate for President to earn 50% +1 of the valid votes cast, failing which a run-off between the top two candidates will be held. Most countries that elect their presidents use this Two-Round System (with slight variations) rather than our current First-Past-the-Post system.
Examples include France, Finland, Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland, Turkey and Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Mozambique, Madagascar and even Liberia where a run-off is expected to hold in the coming days.
Fourthly, in order to reduce the desperation of incumbents and distractions from governing and also to promote equity and national unity, we need to move to a single six-year term for President to be rotated among the six geo-political zones. This will prevent the ganging up of two or more geo-political zones to alternate the presidency among themselves to the exclusion of other zones.
Post on X Post by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1833885046815568133 2024-09-11 ›
Kudos High Chief. Your good deeds shall outlive your mortal being to become reference points in the chronicle of human knowledge and feats.
I am therefore highly delighted to join your nuclear and extended families, close associates, and teeming admirers worldwide to wish our iconic living legend further longevity in wealth of good health. You have made ninety to look seventy.
Definitely, your lofty legacies, urbane, and humane antecedents shall forever be worthy of emulation by generations yet to come in our nation.
Warm congratulations on the anniversary of your 90th birthday, Esama (Dr) Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the living legend of our time.
Finally, my family and I wish you more grace and continuous usefulness to our country, Nigeria, and humanity at large. -AA
Thread on X Thread by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/1991924020195754320 2025-11-21 ›
May God guide us aright as we endeavor to deliver on our responsibilities. I thank you for listening. God Bless. -AA
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2083634560516903378 2026-08-01 ›
But I cannot achieve that vision alone.
No President, no matter how determined, can rebuild Nigeria without the active participation of its greatest asset—its young people.
That brings me to the central message of my address today:
The role of young Nigerians in building a new democratic Nigeria.
The current political establishment often looks at young Nigerians and sees a restless population to be managed, manipulated or mobilised only during elections.
I see something entirely different.
I see the greatest national asset Nigeria has ever produced.
I see innovators building world-class businesses from laptops and mobile phones. I see young farmers feeding communities despite enormous odds. I see creators, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, artisans and professionals proving every day that the Nigerian spirit cannot be defeated.
Unfortunately, I also see enormous talent trapped by poor leadership.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2083634560516903378 2026-08-01 ›
I see graduates searching endlessly for jobs that do not exist.
I see entrepreneurs spending more money on diesel than on expanding their businesses.
I see brilliant young people leaving Nigeria, not because they have stopped loving their country, but because they no longer believe their country loves them back.
That must change.
And it is precisely why this election is about much more than politics.
It is about whether your generation will finally inherit a country that rewards merit instead of connections, innovation instead of patronage, productivity instead of propaganda, and competence instead of mediocrity.
My challenge to you today is simple:
What good is the strength of a giant if the giant refuses to rise?
Young Nigerians constitute the largest voting population in our country.
Yet, too often, you have allowed yourselves to be divided by tribe, religion and political manipulation while a much smaller political class decides your future.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2083634560516903378 2026-08-01 ›
Where competence matters more than connections.
Where character matters more than political patronage.
Where hard work is rewarded, and every young Nigerian has a fair opportunity to succeed.
My dear young people,
The greatest tragedy before us is not that Nigerian youths lack talent.
The greatest tragedy is that Nigeria has lacked leadership worthy of your talent.
That is why this election is different.
This election is not merely about changing a government.
It is about changing the direction of our country.
It is about restoring hope.
It is about rebuilding confidence.
It is about creating opportunities.
It is about ensuring that no young Nigerian feels compelled to abandon the country of his birth in search of dignity elsewhere.
I believe in the Nigerian youth.
I believe in your intelligence.
I believe in your creativity.
I believe in your resilience.
And I believe that if we work together, there is no obstacle too great for our nation to overcome.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2098441590184264064 2026-09-11 ›
“We will know how many barrels receive support, which refinery receives them, what is produced, what it costs the taxpayer and what benefit Nigerians receive. “No mystery barrels. No endless claims. No blank cheques.”
Atiku said Nigeria’s refining future would depend heavily on private capital and that the commercial viability of domestic refineries must therefore be protected. “Dangote Refinery, modular refineries and other Nigerian investments must remain viable. We want more refineries, more investment, more competition and more refining capacity. “But the Nigerian consumer must also benefit from the fact that this country produces crude oil. “We reject the false choice between a profitable refinery and an affordable pump price.
Article on X Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2101719167418388531 2026-09-20 ›
Atiku described as extraordinary the reported announcement by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, that he had secured Tinubu a seat “not too far from where the US President, Donald Trump, will be seated.”
“The seat was secured, but the President disappeared,” Atiku said.
“If proximity to President Trump was considered such a diplomatic achievement, why did Tinubu abandon the opportunity and send his deputy? Why celebrate securing a strategic seat for the President when the President had no intention of occupying it?
“That contradiction becomes even more scandalous when Nigerians remember that Tinubu’s administration committed up to $9 million of Nigeria’s scarce foreign exchange to American lobbyists supposedly hired to improve its standing before the government and people of the United States.
“What exactly did Nigerians purchase with that money? Why spend millions of dollars lobbying Washington while Tinubu repeatedly stays away from New York? Why hire lobbyists to speak for Nigeria in America when the Nigerian President cannot summon the courage to appear at the world’s biggest diplomatic gathering on American soil?
Why are you still seeking the presidency after several attempts and what do you say to Nigerians who believe it is driven by personal ambition rather than national service? Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-05 ›
Question: Why are you still seeking the presidency after several attempts and what do you say to Nigerians who believe it is driven by personal ambition rather than national service?
Answer: I have said it several times that my interest in being president of Nigeria is to serve the country. Nigeria has given me so many opportunities to be who I am today. If God has given me the grace to return the benefits to the country, why should I shy away from that call to duty? If other presidents we have had offered better quality of leadership, I would have retired the ambition. But I cannot, in good conscience, decide to retire my ambition when I know that I have better ideas to offer in leading the country. If I were interested in personal gains, I would have been patronizing my opponents all these years. Such a decision would not be fair to Nigeria. I am in the race and persistently to offer service to the country.
ojú ìwé 1 HIS ANSWER, GIVEN DIRECTLY His answer, given directly 2026-10-08 ›
I have the experience to lead this country, and that is what Nigeria needs now. I have done this work before. Nigerians elected me Vice President twice, in 1999 and 2003, and in government I led the reforms that returned loss-making government companies to private hands and opened our economy to private investment. I served Nigeria in the Customs Service from 1969 to 1986, and I have built businesses that today employ thousands of Nigerians, so I know how jobs are created.
The two issues Nigerians care about most are restoring vitality to our economy and securing the country. My plan is clear: end insecurity, bring down the cost of living, create opportunities for every Nigerian, and uphold the rule of law.
Nigeria has given me so many opportunities to be who I am today. If the presidents we have had offered better leadership, I would have retired my ambition. But I cannot, in good conscience, do that when I know I have better ideas to offer. The constitution allows a four-year term, and a second term is not an automatic entitlement. I am in this race to serve.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-11 ›
My interest in being President is to serve this country. Nigeria has given me so many opportunities to become who I am, and if God has given me the grace to return that benefit, I should not shy away from the call to duty. If other leaders had offered better quality of leadership, I would have retired this ambition long ago. But I know I have better ideas to offer, and in good conscience I cannot step back from that. I am in this race, persistently, to offer service to Nigeria.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-11 ›
Pay the contractors who've already done the work, and publish what is owed and when it will be paid. On any contract where there's a question about how it was awarded, like the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway deal, the invitations, the bids, the evaluations, the final contract and every variation will be published, so you can see for yourself how the award was decided. That is how you know: not my word for it, but the paperwork laid open for every Nigerian to examine.
Ask AA will evolve into a Presidential Promise Tracker, where Nigerians can monitor government promises, track their implementation, and see exactly how public funds are being spent, promoting transparency and accountability at every level of government.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-12 ›
Ask AA is a public information portal. The scope of the portal will be expanded to accommodate more public engagements on government policies and initiatives.
Ask AA will also evolve into a Presidential Promise Tracker, where Nigerians can monitor government promises, track their implementation, and see exactly how public funds are being spent, promoting transparency and accountability at every level of government.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-15 ›
Wa alaikumu salaam, and welcome.
I'm glad to have you here. This platform, Ask AA, is one I have built as a public information portal, a place for Nigerians to engage with me directly on government policies and initiatives. It will grow into a Presidential Promise Tracker, where you can monitor the promises I make, follow how they are being implemented, and see exactly how public funds are being spent. That is how we build transparency and accountability at every level of government, not by asking you to take my word for it, but by laying the record open for you to examine yourself.
I see you, and young Nigerians like you, not as a restless population to be managed or mobilised only at election time, but as the greatest national asset this country has ever produced. The innovators, the farmers, the creators, the engineers, the doctors, the teachers, the entrepreneurs, the artisans, you are the ones proving every day what the Nigerian spirit can do.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-16 ›
On jobs, skills and enterprise, I see millions of young Nigerians with ideas, energy and ambition, but too many cannot access the capital to turn those ideas into businesses. I am committed to expanding transparent access to finance for young entrepreneurs, artisans, farmers, technology founders and people in the creative economy, so that your surname, political connection or ability to find a godfather does not determine whether your idea gets a chance to succeed. This includes a major financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs. Our objective is to move young Nigerians from dependence to enterprise, from unemployment to productivity, and from palliatives to prosperity.
On education, I want to change how we prepare young Nigerians for work. Our schools must place greater emphasis on science, technology, vocational education, agriculture, digital skills, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. No brilliant Nigerian child should be denied university, polytechnic or college education simply because his or her parents are poor. I see young Nigerians as the greatest national asset Nigeria has ever produced, innovators, farmers, engineers, doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and artisans, and I believe no President can rebuild Nigeria without their active participation.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
On measuring progress at state, LGA and ward levels, I am committed to taking power and resources closer to where you live. I will devolve more authority to states, including giving states a greater share of national resources and stronger incentives to develop their local economies. I will decentralize human capital and social protection programmes to state and local governments for more effective delivery, and strengthen our national data systems, including a credible census and reliable social registries, so that government decisions are based on real evidence and programmes reach those who truly need them. I will also digitize processes like the Universal Basic Education Commission so that fund disbursement, school performance and project implementation can be tracked in real time.
On transparency, I will launch an online "Promise Tracker" portal and apply Open Government Partnership standards to publish live budget spending, contract awards, and performance metrics, so you can see how public money is being spent and hold my government accountable when commitments are not fulfilled. For infrastructure specifically, I will enforce mandatory third-party engineering audits and release funds based on verified milestones, to stop projects from being abandoned.
ojú ìwé 1 CANDIDATE-APPROVED ANSWER Candidate-approved answer 2026-10-17 ›
Many borrowed from banks to do the work and now face demands for repayment on m…" • His answer, given directly, 2026-10-08, page 1 (HIS ANSWER, GIVEN DIRECTLY) "I have the experience to lead this country, and that is what Nigeria needs now. I have done this work before. Nigerians elected me Vice President twice, in 1…" • Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2103133598534574587, 2026-09-24 (Article on X) "The former Vice President reiterated his commitment to policies designed to reduce the cost of living if elected president, including a targeted production s…" • Article by @atiku on X · https://x.com/atiku/status/2087552029358956958, 2026-08-12 (Article on X) "I have therefore not come here simply to speak about your frustrations. You know those frustrations better than I do because you live with them every day. I …"