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2027: Atiku’s son dumps dad, teams up with Wike for Tinubu

The Sun Nigeria's headline. Reported by The Sun Nigeria.

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What The Sun Nigeria reported

Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that he has teamed up with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to re-elect President Bola Tinubu during next year’s presidential election.

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  1. The Sun Nigeria Nigeria 2027: Atiku’s son dumps dad, teams up with Wike for Tinubu Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that he has teamed up with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to re-elect President Bola Tinubu during next year’s presidential election. 5 h ago · Tier 3

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