‘I’m a Businessman, Not a Politician’, Atiku Declares on Twitter

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has said that he is not a politician but a businessman.

The Turakin Adamawa disclosed this on Saturday via his Twitter account while engaging a citizen who had commended him for investing more in Nigeria than other politicians who “consume our commonwealth”.

Responding to the comment, the former Vice President tweeted, “I see myself as a businessman first. A politician in the true sense of the word, is not a businessman.”

I see myself as a businessman first. A politician in the true sense of the word, is not a businessman. https://t.co/kjJT9l5rfd

— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) April 9, 2016

There have been rumours that the former Vice President is gearing up to throw his hat in the ring as the battle for the 2019 presidential election approaches, a claim he has denied.

Atiku has also debunked reports that he was planning to return to his former party, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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