Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed experiences suggesting he plans to step down from contesting the 2027 presidential election or retire from energetic politics.
In a press release launched on Monday, Atiku described the claims as false and deceptive.
He mentioned the experiences had been geared toward complicated the general public and weakening the rising momentum throughout the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The assertion was issued via his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, who maintained that no such resolution had been taken by the previous presidential candidate.
Atiku additionally denied holding any assembly with ADC stakeholders on the nationwide degree the place such a call was allegedly reached. He clarified that his solely current engagement with celebration members was a gathering with stakeholders in Adamawa State final Thursday.
The assertion learn, “We want to state, for the report, that info circulating on social media a few 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 energetic politics,” is totally false and intentionally deceptive.
“The Waziri Adamawa has not in current instances held any such assembly with ADC stakeholders on the nationwide degree. The one current engagement he had was with stakeholders of the ADC in Adamawa State final Thursday.
“A problem as basic and consequential as exiting energetic politics can not, and would by no means, be communicated via rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication. Such a call, if ever taken, could be formally conveyed via the Atiku Media Workplace.
“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 might have sponsored this determined narrative out of concern of what’s coming.
“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.
“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.”
Atiku insisted that any main resolution concerning his political future could be formally communicated via his media workplace and never via unofficial channels.
He additional accused unnamed actors of intentionally spreading false info to distract from ongoing political developments forward of the 2027 common elections.