▁of ▁party ' s ▁g ubern atorial ▁and ▁president ial ▁prim aries ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁King ibe ▁returned ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Pe op les ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁won ▁by ▁U mar u ▁Y ar ' A du a , ▁it ▁was ▁widely ▁believed ▁that ▁King ibe ▁considered ▁running ▁for ▁president , ▁before ▁later ▁joining ▁the ▁Y ar ' A du a ▁administration . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁president ial ▁election ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁can cell ations ▁of ▁president ial ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁which ▁She hu ▁Y ar ' A du a ▁was ▁a ▁candidate , ▁King ibe ▁put ▁himself ▁forward ▁as ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁split ▁from ▁his ▁initial ▁camp , ▁the ▁P F N ▁group ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁relationships ▁with ▁SD P ▁state ▁party ▁chair men ▁to ▁build ▁his ▁campaign . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁keen ly ▁cont ested ▁primary ▁conducted ▁in ▁Jos ▁but ▁after ▁much ▁pro dd ing ▁from ▁SD P ▁govern ors , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁primary ▁winner , ▁M K O ▁Ab i ola ▁as ▁Vice - pres ident ial ▁running ▁mate , ▁creating ▁a ▁Muslim - Mus lim ▁ticket ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁deal ▁break er ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections . ▁The ▁pair ▁won ▁the ▁elect oral ▁majority