Atiku Abubakar didn’t identify as Sidiq Abubakar, at least up till when he entered secondary school. This very much was corroborated by his then spokesperson, late Adeniyi Onukaba Ojo in his book, “The Atiku: The story of Atiku Abubakar.”
According to him, Atiku identified as Atiku Kojoli during his primary education at Jada Primary School and only substituted Kojoli with Abubakar to read ATIKU ABUBAKAR after gaining admission at Adamawa Provincial Secondary School in Yola.
At what point did the new name “Atiku Abubakar” changed to “Sidiq Abubakar” which is the name written on the WAEC certificate presented to INEC and when did “Sidiq Abubakar” changed back to Atiku Abubakar, which is now his current and official name?
Honest question: Who is the Sidiq Abubakar that owns the WAEC certificate presented to INEC? Is it the same Atiku Kojoli/Atiku Abubakar or someone else?
I have read arguments that anybody who identifies as Abubakar can also identify as Sidiq. This can be very true, but if it’s not your official name, it is not your official name. My parents choose my official names as Abubakar Sidiq and that’s why I use both till date, not because I can be called any or both.
Besides, I didn’t see anywhere Adinoyi Onukaba Ojo referred to Atiku as Sidiq in his book. He referred him as either Atiku Kojoli or Atiku Abubakar. If you have read the book and you saw where he was referred to as Sidiq, please tell me the page.
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