The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar says his quest for President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from Chicago State University is for the enthronement of truth and morality.
He made this known when he addressed newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, noting that he would continue to challenge Tinubu’s election and qualification to contest until the Supreme Court gave its verdict on the matter.
“This quest is not for or about Abubakar. It is a quest for the enthronement of truth, morality, and accountability in our public affairs.
“In line with this, I am calling on all well-meaning Nigerians, leaders of thought, religious, political, traditional and community leaders to join me in this campaign.
“It is to enshrine probity, accountability and the basic principles of justice, morality and uprightness in our country and in our government.
“I am calling particularly on former Govs. Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leaders of every political party in Nigeria to join me.
“Indeed, I call on every single person who loves this country, as I do, and who wishes nothing but the best for the country, as I do, to join me.
“This is a task for each and every one of us,” Abubakar said.
He said his generation of politicians worked hard to return democracy to Nigeria.
He added that political leadership and active citizenship mattered because they were ways through which citizens worked together to build a country that worked for all who lived in it.
Abubakar noted that Nigeria’s elections were established and governed by law and founded on the Constitution from which leadership and government derived their legitimacy.
“The people look up to us as leaders to respect these rules and, where necessary, to defend them. This is what brings us here.
“Today, we are called upon again as a people to uphold and defend the ground rules of elective government in our country.
“The Constitution prescribes the requirements for those who seek the highest elective office in the land.
“It should not take months or, indeed, decades, for the institutions concerned to be able to do their work in establishing the credibility of any certificates presented by candidates for public office,’’ he said.
