2022, which is about to end, is perhaps a year of high-wire politics and intrigues. Given the significant events that molded the polity, it is a year that won't be quickly forgotten. New terms have entered Nigeria's political lexicon over the past year.
The use of words like Olule, Emilokan, Obidient, and Atikulate, which were inspired by prominent politicians' actions, has become commonplace. The emergence of former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former governor of Lagos State Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi as presidential contenders was one of the key political issues that determined 2022.
While Tinubu is running under the banner of the All Progressives Congress, the party in power, Atiku is running under the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, while Obi is running under the banner of the Labour Party, or LP. How the emergence of Atiku, Tinubu, and Obi altered politics Atiku, 76, is one of the most senior presidential contenders now running, having originally expressed interest in leading the largest black nation in the world in 1993.
Since then, with the exception of 1999, when he ran for governor of Adamawa State and won, he has consistently sought the presidency whenever the chance arose. Before that, he was Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's PDP vice presidential nominee. They prevailed and held power.
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