Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emphatically refuted reports claiming he was pressured to step aside for a southern presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 elections. He described the allegations as “a malicious fabrication” and “propaganda” allegedly orchestrated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement released on Tuesday by his media office in Abuja, Atiku dismissed the purported meeting where he was said to have rejected calls to withdraw from the race in favor of a southern aspirant.
He categorically stated that “There was no such meeting. Atiku Abubakar was never in attendance. The entire story is a malicious fabrication — pure fiction cooked up in the propaganda kitchens of the Tinubu-led APC regime.”
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The former Vice President, who recently participated in the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the political vehicle for a broad opposition coalition, accused the APC of using the false report to sow disunity among opposition ranks.
He labeled it “nothing but a diversionary tactic — an attempt by a faltering administration to sow discord within the opposition and derail the momentum gained by the successful unveiling of the ADC.”
Atiku’s camp reaffirmed the opposition’s unity and resolve to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the next election cycle, asserting that no amount of “propaganda, planted stories, or faceless briefings” would undermine their preparations.
They emphasized that “Nigerians have already embraced the ADC as the most credible and viable opposition platform ahead of 2027,”signaling that “the Tinubu administration is living on borrowed time.”
Atiku’s media team urged Nigerians and the media to disregard the report, citing its lack of credibility, authorship, or factual basis.
This statement comes amidst growing political realignments as opposition leaders consolidate under a new coalition aiming to unseat the APC government in the 2027 general elections.
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