Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Some political relationships are born out of electoral calculations. Others are forged through decades of friendship, mutual respect and shared experiences. The relationship between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Igbo people of Nigeria's Southeast belongs, in significant measure, to the latter category. A video featuring Chief Dan Ulasi, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, which I recently stumbled upon, offers a compelling reminder of this relationship and its historical roots. Chief Ulasi recalls how Atiku, as an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, assisted Igbo businessmen in clearing their imported goods during the difficult years following the Nigerian Civil W...