Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 election, has stated that history would vindicate him.
Atiku made the remark on Monday while addressing the press after the Supreme Court judgement affirming Bola Tinubu as duly elected Nigerian President.
Chronicle NG reported last week that the apex court dismissed the appeals by Atiku and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi.
At the press conference, Atiku said, “At a critical point in my political life, I always chose the path of truth, morality, and the rule of law. History will vindicate me.
“When I joined politics, the critical challenge was kicking the military out of power so that civilian governance could be restored in Nigeria.
“It later became a defining struggle, and as one of the leaders of that struggle, I was targeted for elimination. Nine policemen guarding my house in Kaduna were murdered in an attempt to assassinate me. I was also forced into exile for nine months because of that incident.”
Elaborating on why he filed a lawsuit against Tinubu on his academic credentials, the former Vice President said, “It is not about me; it is about our country, Nigeria, and the future. It is about the kind of society we want to leave for the next generation and what kind of example we want to set for our children. It is about the reputation of Nigeria and Nigerians in the eyes of the world.
“We showed evidence that Tinubu was not qualified to contest the presidential election because he forged the qualifying academic certificate.”
