Kí nìdí tí ẹ fi ń tẹ̀síwájú láti wá ipò ààrẹ, àti ṣé èrò ara-ẹni ni tàbí iṣẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè ni ó ń darí yín?

Mo ti sọ ọ ni ọpọlọpọ igba pe ifẹ́ mi láti jẹ́ ààrẹ Nàìjíríà jẹ́ láti sin orílẹ̀-èdè náà. Nàìjíríà ti fún mi ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àǹfààní láti jẹ́ ẹni tí mo jẹ́ lónìí. Tí Ọlọ́run bá ti fún mi ní oore-ọ̀fẹ́ láti dá àwọn àǹfààní náà padà fún orílẹ̀-èdè náà, kí ló dé tí mo fi ní lọ́wọ́ bẹ̀rù láti dá ìpè iṣẹ́ náà padà? Bí àwọn ààrẹ yòókù tí a ti ní bá ti fi ipò olórí tó dára jù lọ hàn, èmi ìbá ti fi èrò náà sílẹ̀. Ṣùgbọ́n n ò lè, pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rí ọkàn tó mọ́, pinnu láti fi èrò náà sílẹ̀ nígbà tí mo mọ̀ pé mo ní àwọn èrò tó dára jù láti fi darí orílẹ̀-èdè náà. Tí ó bá jẹ́ pé ère ti ara mi ni mo nífẹ̀ẹ́ sí, èmi ìbá ti ń tẹ̀lé àwọn alátakò mi ní gbogbo ọdún wọ̀nyí. Ìpinnu bẹ́ẹ̀ kò ní jẹ́ òdodo fún Nàìjíríà. Mo wà nínú ìdíje náà àti pé mo ń bá a lọ láti fi ìtẹ̀síwájú fi iṣẹ́ sin orílẹ̀-èdè náà.

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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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.

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