The Commissioner for Works and Energy in Adamawa State, Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, has said his father, Atiku Abubakar, will contest to be the President in 2023.
The son of former Vice President made this known on Sunday while presenting the scorecard of his ministry, as the administration of Governor Ahmadu Finitiri marked its first year in office.
Adamu said his father will be contesting for the Presidency in 2023 because he has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.
He said, “Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with my father contesting for the presidency. In 2023, my father will be aspiring to the number one office in the land because he has been an astute, strategic, master politician for almost four decades.”
On the success achieved by the administration of governor Fintiri, Adamu noted that with the little funds available, the state government could still meet most of its campaign promises to the electorate.
He said his coming late into politics was as a result of the advice from the father urging him to spend more time in the private sector to gain enough experience, which would be crucial for him in public life.
He said: “I am basically here to serve my people; if I am called by the people back home to run for the Senate, I don’t see anything wrong with that.”
