Daud Olatunji
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed as false and politically motivated, reports claiming he was pressured to step down for a southern candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
In a strongly worded statement released through his media office on Tuesday, the 2023 presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the alleged meeting as “phantom,” insisting he never attended such gathering and that no such discussion took place.
“There was no such meeting. Atiku Abubakar was never in attendance,” the statement read. “The entire story is a malicious fabrication — pure fiction cooked up in the propaganda kitchens of the Tinubu-led APC regime.”
The former Vice President accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration of sponsoring the false report in a desperate bid to distract Nigerians from its failings and to divide the opposition coalition.
Atiku maintained that the growing influence of the Allied Democratic Congress (ADC), which has been adopted by a coalition of opposition forces as a political platform for the 2027 elections, has unsettled the ruling party.
“This is just a diversionary tactic by a faltering administration to sow discord within the opposition ranks and derail the momentum gained by the successful unveiling of the ADC as the coalition’s political vehicle,” he said.
He vowed that no amount of planted stories, faceless briefings or propaganda would dampen the resolve of the opposition to wrest power from what he described as a “rudderless government.”
“Atiku remains committed to the unity and progress of Nigeria,” the statement added. “We are united, focused, and determined to rescue Nigeria from the clutches of this rudderless government.”
He also urged the media and Nigerians to disregard the report, describing it as a baseless lie without any attribution, credibility, or truth.
The statement comes amid growing political maneuvering ahead of the 2027 elections, with opposition figures beginning to realign in what appears to be an effort to present a united front against the APC.
PLATFORM TIMES reports that Atiku, who has run for president multiple times, remains a key figure in the opposition’s camp and has not ruled out another bid for the presidency.
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