2027 Elections: Atiku Opens Up on Report of Stepping Down For Southern Candidate
- Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice-President of Nigeria, has denied that he was told to step down for a southern candidate in the ADC
- The media office of the Nigerian politician made the disclaimer while describing the report as propaganda from the ruling APC
- Atiku stated that there was no time when he was called to a meeting to step down for a southern candidate in the political coalition
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has dissociated himself from a report suggesting that he has been asked to step down for a southerner in the 2027 presidential election, stating that the claim is a 'malicious fabrication' and 'propaganda'.
The former vice-president's camp alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was responsible for spreading these rumours. Atiku noted that there was no instance when he was asked to step down during a meeting.
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Atiku denies plan to cede to southerner
In a statement from his media office in Abuja, the former vice-president dismissed the report of the alleged meeting where he was reported to have rejected the calls to step down from the presidential race in favour of a southern candidate.
The statement reads in part:
“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.”
Atiku's coalition adopts the ADC
Recall that the Atiku-led coalition movement recently unveiled the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the political platform for the opposition leaders ahead of the 2027 election.
In his comment, he said that the ruling party was using false reports to create disunity within the coalition ranks.
He described the report as a diversionary tactic being used by a faltering administration to create discord within the opposition leaders and reduce the momentum that the unveiling of the ADC had gained.
The vice president's camp then reaffirmed the unity in the opposition movement in their desire to challenge President Bola Tinubu's administration in the 2027 election, saying that no amount of fake news or propaganda would undermine their doggedness and preparations.
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Atiku's camp sends message to the APC
The media team then reminded the APC that Nigerians have accepted the ADC as a credible alternative and opposition platform ahead of the next cycle of election, while calling on Nigerians and the media to disregard the report, which they described as lacking credibility, any factual basis or authorship.
The comment from Atiku's camp came amid the growing political realignment ahead of the next general election in 2027, with the opposition leaders coming together under a new coalition with the hope of sacking the APC-led government.
The full statement on the rumours is included below:
Presidency says opposition plotting to overthrow Tinubu
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's administration has alleged a plot by the opposition leaders to overthrow his government.
Bayo Onanuga, the president's spokesperson, raised the alarm, alleging that the antagonists of Nigeria's development were making a crucial move.
The allegation came at a time the former vice-president Atiku-led coalition adopted the ADC as a political platform ahead of the 2027 election.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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