Abubakar, 72, who is referred to as “Atiku” across Nigeria, is a wealthy businessman and former vice president with several failed presidential bids behind him. Civil society groups have alleged that Abubakar’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have done the same. Abubakar and other candidates were also accused of offering financial inducements to delegates at the PDP presidential primaries. As in 2015, security will be a major issue, particularly after an upsurge in Boko Haram attacks in recent months against the military in northeast Nigeria. But he said he would conduct a review of operations with top commanders “to ensure they are effective and that we can defeat Boko Haram in the shortest possible time”.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2019 16:18 UTC