Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerian youths to compete with the country’s elders in order to run the country.
After a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Atiku talked with reporters.
When asked how he felt about requests for senior politicians to step down to make way for the young, Atiku stated that the youths should also run.
“Let the youth compete. It is competition. It’s a democracy,” Atiku replied.
He revealed that he would declare his 2023 ambition to contest soon.
Atiku also expressed confidence that he would win the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking, “Have I ever failed to win the ticket?”
“I came to meet my boss. We will let you know when I’ll declare, we will give a formal announcement,” he stated.
Atiku later met with the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo in his palace.