Buhari snubs Atiku as he turns 75 today

Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president, turns 75 today, but President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t sent him a greeting.

It was unclear whether the presidential omission was accidental or intentional.

Despite their political differences, Atiku attended Buhari’s first son, Yusuf’s, wedding in Bichi, Kano in August.

Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Buhari’s chief of staff, turned 77 years old on Wednesday, and was the last person Buhari honored.

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Buhari’s aides may still issue a statement before the end of the day, as a 75th birthday is a significant milestone for anyone.

However, there are concerns about political correctness because Buhari sends birthday greetings ahead of time.

Atiku was born in Jada, Adamawa state 25 November 1946.

He is now a big businessman involved in multi-businesses, including the media.

Atiku studied for a short time at the Nigeria Police College in Kaduna after finishing primary and secondary school in Adamawa. When he couldn’t present an O-Level Mathematics result, he dropped out of college.

He then worked for a short time as a Tax Officer in the Regional Ministry of Finance before enrolling in Kano’s School of Hygiene in 1966.

In 1967, he received his Diploma. On a scholarship from the regional government, he enrolled in the Ahmadu Bello University Institute of Administration for a Law Diploma that same year.

He worked for the Nigeria Customs Service after graduating in 1969, and during the Nigerian Civil War.

In 1989, he left Customs and began a full-time career in politics and business.

Atiku was elected Governor of Adamawa State in 1999, but he was chosen as President Olusegun Obasanjo’s running mate and became Vice President in 2000.

Obasanjo, on the other hand, was a thorn in his side.

Atiku had previously run for President of Nigeria in 1993, but lost. However, MKO Abiola and Babagana Kingibe defeated him for third place in the Social Democratic Party’s nomination race.

His previous attempts to reach the top of the charts were also unsuccessful.

In the 2007 presidential election, he was a presidential candidate for the Action Congress. He came in third place behind PDP presidential candidate Umaru Yar’Adua and ANPP presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari.

During the 2011 presidential election, he ran against President Goodluck Jonathan in the People’s Democratic Party presidential primaries, but lost.

He joined the All Progressives Congress in 2014, just before the 2015 presidential election, and ran for president, losing to Muhammadu Buhari in the primaries.

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He rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party in 2017 and ran for president in the 2019 presidential election as the party’s presidential candidate.

President Muhammadu Buhari was defeated for the second time.

Atiku wants to run again in 2023, when he will be 77 years old.