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For Atiku Abubakar and comrades who loved the wrong nation

"In nearly two years of electioneering, Abubakar marketed an alternative nation of enterprise, unity, and justice."

Immanuel J. Ibe-Anyanwu
Mar 01, 2019
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Atiku Abubakar is set to head to the the courts to contest the results of Nigeria's 2019 Presidential elections.
Atiku Abubakar is set to head to the the courts to contest the results of Nigeria's 2019 Presidential elections. Original photo by: REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

There are defeats nearly as triumphant as victories, made glorious by their greater accomplishment in labour. Such was the defeat of Atiku Abubakar in the just-ended presidential election, never mind…

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