Former Vice President and founder of the American University
of Nigeria, AUN, Atiku Abubakar, has recounted surviving an assassination
attempt in Kaduna State.
Atiku, who revealed that he hid his wife and children in a
wardrobe, said the assassins shot at him but missed.
He disclosed this while addressing the AUN graduating class
of 2025.
The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential
candidate also recounted how the military dictatorship once offered him a
governorship position without an election.
After rejecting the offer, Atiku said he later earned the
position of Vice President in 1999.
According to Atiku:
“I hid my wife and children in a wardrobe and stepped
forward to confront the attackers. They shot at me but missed. I stood up and
demanded, ‘Why did you fire?’ That’s what courage looks like.
“I’ve faced tribulations. I’ve been hunted, but I never
wavered.
“Patience is not weakness. It is a weapon of the wise. When
we resisted military dictatorship, they offered me a governorship without an
election, I rejected it. In 1999, I earned it the right way and became Vice
President.”
He also recalled learning courage from his mentor, the late
General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, who faced a death sentence with unflinching
bravery.
“His blood pressure was normal on the day of his scheduled
execution. That’s a soldier. That’s courage,” Atiku said.
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