Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has recounted his several life-threatening ordeals.
These included an assassination attempt in the presence of his family members.
He disclosed this while addressing the American University of Nigeria, AUN, graduating class of 2025.
The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate also recounted how the military dictatorship once offered him a governorship position without an election.
According to Atiku: “I hid my wife and children in a wardrobe and stepped forward to confront the attackers. They shot at me but missed. I stood up and demanded, ‘Why did you fire?’ That’s what courage looks like.
“I’ve faced tribulations. I’ve been hunted, but I never wavered.
“Patience is not weakness. It is a weapon of the wise. When we resisted military dictatorship, they offered me a governorship without an election, I rejected it. In 1999, I earned it the right way and became Vice President.”
He recalled learning courage from his mentor, the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, who faced a death sentence with unflinching bravery.
“His blood pressure was normal on the day of his scheduled execution. That’s a soldier. That’s courage,” Atiku said.