Atiku Abubakar has been around for a long time in Nigerian politics; he even financed the campaign for Nigeria's first civilian president after military rule, Olusegun Obasanjo, becoming his vice president.
Now he is the flag-bearer for the opposition PDP.
As elections approach on February 16, we share this interview made late last year.
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