Tinubu called Atiku a serial loser

[p]The President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has launched an attack on his political rival and opponent in the recently concluded Nigerian presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing him as a "serial loser."

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[p]In a preliminary objection filed before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja, Tinubu questioned the legal competence of the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate to nullify his election victory, citing Atiku's record of losing presidential elections in Nigeria since 1993.

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[p]Tinubu's objection stated that "The 1st petitioner (Atiku) has been consistently contesting and losing successive presidential elections in Nigeria since 1993, whether at the party primary election level or at the general election; including 1993, when he lost the Social Democratic Party (SDP) primary election to the late Chief M.K.O Abiola; 2007, when he lost the presidential election to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua; 2011, when he lost the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary election to President Goodluck Jonathan; 2015, when he lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election to President Muhammadu Buhari; 2019, when he lost the presidential election to President Muhammadu Buhari; and now, 2023, when he has again, lost the presidential election to the 2nd respondent (Tinubu)."

[p]The statement by Tinubu has generated reactions from both supporters and opponents of both political figures, with many expressing their opinions on social media platforms and other public fora.