Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied circulating stories suggesting he “stepped apart and retired from lively politics,” describing the claims as “totally false and intentionally deceptive.”
In an announcement launched on Monday by his Media Workplace, Atiku clarified that the one latest political engagement he had was with African Democratic Congress (ADC) stakeholders in Adamawa State final Thursday, not on the nationwide degree, as some stories urged.
The assertion learn, “We want to state, for the report, that info circulating on social media a couple of purported assembly of His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), by which the previous Vice President allegedly determined to ‘step apart and retire from lively politics,’ is totally false and intentionally deceptive.”
It added, “The Waziri Adamawa has not in latest instances held any such assembly with ADC stakeholders on the nationwide degree. The one latest engagement he had was with stakeholders of the ADC in Adamawa State final Thursday.”
Atiku’s media crew careworn that any choice to depart politics “can not, and would by no means, be communicated by rumours, faceless sources, or third social gathering fabrication. Such a choice, if ever taken, could be formally conveyed by the Atiku Media Workplace.”
The assertion accused these spreading the rumours of attempting to undermine political opposition, noting, “This newest falsehood bears all of the hallmarks of a coordinated disinformation marketing campaign designed to create confusion, dampen momentum, and mislead the Nigerian public. Solely the federal government and its brokers may have sponsored this determined narrative out of concern of what’s coming.”
It additional accused anti-democratic components of making an attempt to destabilize political mobilisation, stating, “We state with out equivocation that this mischief is being pushed by anti-democratic components who’re deeply unsettled by the rising nationwide consensus to rescue Nigeria from the failures of the present administration.”
The previous vice chairman concluded by urging supporters to stay centered and ignore the rumours. “We due to this fact urge supporters of Atiku Abubakar, members of the ADC, and all well-meaning Nigerians to ignore this faux information in its entirety and stay centered on the collective effort to reclaim and rebuild our nation,” the assertion stated.
Ademide Adebayo
Times Nigeria