Ṣé a yàn ọ́ rí gẹ́gẹ́ bí Gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ Adamawa?
Bẹ́ẹ̀ni. Mo díje mo sì ṣẹ́gun ní Ìdìbò Gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ Adamawa ní 1999. Ṣùgbọ́n kí a tó bù mí lé ipò gẹ́gẹ́ bí Gómìnà, a yàn mí gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olùdíje Igbákejì Ààrẹ ti Peoples Democratic Party. Mo tẹ̀síwájú láti di Igbákejì Ààrẹ tí a yàn fún Orílẹ̀-èdè Olómìnira Àpapọ̀ Nàìjíríà, tí a bù mí lé ipò ní May 29, 1999, a sì tún yàn mí fún ìgbà kejì tí a bù mí lé ipò ní May 29, 2003.
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.
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ojú ìwé 1 PhD Honoris Causa, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Atiku Abubakar: Official biography 2026-10-02 ›
Atiku embraced active politics in 1989 under the influence of soldier-turned-politician, Shehu Musa Yar'Adua. One of Nigeria's loudest opponents of military rule, Atiku played a prominent role in the pro-democracy movements of the 90s. He was elected into the National Constitutional Conference of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing Ganye/Mayo Belwa constituency in Adamawa State from 1994 to 1995. His insistence on the exit of the military led to an assassination attempt during the brutal military regime of Sani Abacha. Having survived that, Atiku was harassed and chased into exile in 1995. He lived briefly in the United States and tried to ensure that his businesses stayed afloat despite the military regime's attempts to ruin them.
He contested and won the Governorship Election of Adamawa State in 1999. However, just before he could be sworn in as Governor, he was nominated as the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was thereafter elected Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and sworn in on May 29, 1999. He was re-elected for a second four year term as Vice President and sworn in on May 29, 2003.