‘I Am Not Going Away’, Atiku Abubakar declares after Supreme Court Ruling on Election

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has described the judgment of the Supreme Court on the election, as unfortunate.

Atiku Abubakar while speaking at a World Press Conference, said the Court ruling, although final, leaves much to be desired.

The former Vice President insisted that President Bola Tinubu was not qualified to contest the presidential election, when he was the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Atiku further accused the Supreme Court and the Independent National Electoral Commission of supporting illegality, identity theft, impersonation, forgery of certificates and perjury.

Atiku Abubakar, however, says he will not leave the political arena despite the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu.

“As for me and my party, this phase of work is done. However, I am not going to go away, if you think I am going to go away, forget about it,” the former Vice President said at a press briefing on Monday in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

“For as long as I breathe, I will continue to struggle with other Nigerians to deepen our democracy. I will continue to work for the return of political and economical restructuring that the country needs”.

You can read the full text of his address in this tweet below:

Being text of a World Press Conference on the Presidential Election Petition Judgement by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Waziri Adamawa, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, at the PDP Headquarters in…

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) October 30, 2023

You can also watch the briefing of Atiku Abubakar on YouTube below: