{"id":363253,"date":"2025-08-24T11:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=363253"},"modified":"2025-08-24T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:26:47","slug":"adc-to-pick-presidential-candidate-through-free-and-fair-process-says-atikus-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/24\/adc-to-pick-presidential-candidate-through-free-and-fair-process-says-atikus-aide\/","title":{"rendered":"ADC to pick presidential candidate through free and fair process, says Atiku&#8217;s aide"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Abubakar said his goal was building a safer and prosperous Nigeria, stressing his ambition was not rooted in desperation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The professor representing him maintained that the ADC was not just a political party but a movement for national renewal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has declared that he is not desperate to become Nigeria\u2019s president in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that his political ambition is centred on securing a safer and more prosperous nation, rather than personal interest.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, made this known through a representative in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He was represented by Ola Olateju, a professor at Achievers University, during a ceremony welcoming defectors into the African Democratic Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by some members of the PDP and Labour Party who were formally joining the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAtiku Abubakar\u2019s plan is to build a better Nigeria. It\u2019s not about him being president,\u201d Olateju said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about having a government that can deliver for Nigerians. It\u2019s not a personal thing for him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that Abubakar was not desperate, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s not about Atiku having to be president at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The professor described the ADC as more than a political party, insisting it represents a \u201cmovement of Nigerians for a better Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the 2027 presidential election, Olateju said the ADC flag bearer would emerge through a transparent internal process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not imposing anyone on the people. Whoever emerges through free and fair contests, we will all support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe point is a better Nigeria, not Atiku for president at all costs. 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