Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said that he ran for governor four times before winning in 1999.
This was revealed by the former Vice President on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with leaders of over 200 support groups from around the country.
Addressing the leaders of the various groups, Atiku expressed his happiness that more young people are becoming involved in politics today and stated that his dream is to mentor the younger generation and take over his political framework for them.
He exhorted young people to be persistent and brave in pursuing their goals.
“It is encouraging that these days I see many young people come to me declaring intentions to run for various political positions, some state assemblies, some national assembly and even some aspiring to be governors.
“The beautiful thing is that this shows that our democracy is being strengthened. I also started early like many of you.
“I started in my late 30s. During our time, our direction was to fight the military and return the country to civil rule.
“In joining politics, you have to be focused, principled and courageous. For example, I contested for the governorship position four times before I was finally elected. That is politics for you. You have to be determined and courageous,” he said.
Atiku thanked the heads of the support organizations for their contributions during the 2018/2019 election, praising them for their discipline and desire to be more organized than the last election.
“We are more organized now; it is a reflection of the fact that we are now more experienced and with experience, comes more knowledge.
“What that means is that if there was any mistake that we made last time, we are in a better position to avoid such mistakes now”
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