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‘Swaggarlicious Presido’ Social Media Shuts Down As Atiku Abubakar Joins 10Yearchallenge (See Reactions)

‘Swaggarlicious Presido’ Social Media Shuts Down As Atiku Abubakar Joins 10Yearchallenge (See Reactions)

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken part in the ongoing viral 10-year challenge.Taking to his twitter handle, @atiku, the former vice president posted side-by-side photos depicting what he looked like, 10 years ago, versus what he looks like, now.

The photos elicited various reactions from his social media followers, with many of them complimenting him for the collage.One social media user, @Chachalistic, referred to Atiku as a ‘swagalicious presido’

Another social media user, @MhizLisaPosh, said Nigeria’s economy needs to feel like Atiku’s photos.

Atiku Abubakar GCON (born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and business tycoon. He served as the 11th vice-president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. He is a member of People’s Democratic Party.

In 1998 he was elected Governor of Adamawa State. While still Governor-Elect, he was selected by then presidential candidate Olusegun Obasanjo as his running mate. The duo went on to win elections in February 1999, and Abubakar was sworn-in as Nigeria’s second democratically elected vice president on 29 May 1999. Abubakar’s second term as Vice President was marked by a stormy relationship with President Obasanjo.

His bid to succeed Obasanjo did not receive the latter’s support, and it took a judgment of the Supreme Court to allow Abubakar contest after he was initially disqualified by the Independent National Electoral Commission on the grounds that he had been indicted for financial misconduct by an investigating panel set up at Obasanjo’s behest. The Supreme Court ordered the electoral commission to restore Abubakar’s name onto the presidential ballot.

Abubakar ran on the platform of the Action Congress, having quit the PDP on account of his issues with President Obasanjo. Abubakar lost the election, placing third after Umaru Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

Abubakar is a co-founder of Intels, an oil servicing business with extensive operations in Nigeria and abroad. He is also the founder of Adama Beverages Limited, and the American University of Nigeria (AUN), both in Yola, Adamawa.