Ex-Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has come out to hail the recent conduct of the presidential election in Ghana.

He revealed this recently in a tweet while congratulating Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo for his reelection, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the election should serve as an eye-opener for Nigeria, as it was very smooth and fair for all to see.

He added that Nigeria must undertake far-reaching electoral reforms that address the shortcomings of our previous experiences and strengthen our electoral process.

His words, “Congratulations to President @NAkufoAddo on his reelection. The smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to our nation.”

“We must undertake far-reaching electoral reforms that address the shortcomings of our previous experiences and strengthen our electoral process.”

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Atiku Abubakar GCON (born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. Since the return to democracy, Abubakar has contested in all the elections.

Atiku Abubakar was born on 25 November 1946 in Jada, a village which was then under the administration of the British Cameroons – the territory later joined with the Federation of Nigeria in the 1961 British Cameroons referendum.

His father, Garba Abubakar was a Fulani trader and farmer, and his mother was Aisha Kande. He was named after his paternal grandfather Atiku Abdulqadir and became the only child of his parents when his only sister died at infancy.

In 1957, his father died by drowning while crossing a river to Toungo, a neighbouring village to Jada.