{"id":139753,"date":"2024-11-22T11:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T10:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-election-you-have-been-contesting-since-1993-its-time-to-step-down-bode-george-tells-atiku"},"modified":"2024-11-22T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:23:55","slug":"2027-election-you-have-been-contesting-since-1993-its-time-to-step-down-bode-george-tells-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-election-you-have-been-contesting-since-1993-its-time-to-step-down-bode-george-tells-atiku","title":{"rendered":"2027 election: \u2018You have been contesting since 1993, It\u2019s time to step down \u2013 Bode George tells Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George has advised the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar to stop any plan of contesting in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>George stated that Atiku, who was the party\u2019s presidential candidate for the 2023 general election has been contesting since 1993.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing newsmen in Ikoyi, on Thursday, he urged Atiku to end his 31-year-long bid to be President and assume the position of an elder for posterity sake.<\/p>\n<p>In a viral video on social media, he further noted that Atiku would be 81 years old by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy advice to Atiku is this. You will be 81 years old in 2027, and you have been contesting for the presidency since 1993. It is time for you to calm down and act like an elder. Take it easy and leave everything for posterity.\u201d \u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George has advised the former vice president, Atiku Abubakar to stop any plan of contesting in 2027. George stated that Atiku, who was the party\u2019s presidential candidate for the 2023 general election has been contesting since 1993. 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