By Ogochukwu Isioma
The Media Office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked reports that he rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election, describing the story as a “malicious fabrication” and a distraction by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a strongly worded statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, made available to WWW.METROWATCHXTRA.COM, Atiku’s team dismissed the claims as “pure fiction cooked up in the propaganda kitchens of the Tinubu-led APC regime.”
“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,” the statement said.
The ex-vice president’s media office described the purported rejection as “not only false; it is laughably desperate,” and accused the APC of orchestrating the story as a diversionary tactic.
“This is nothing but a diversionary tactic — an attempt 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,” it added.
Atiku’s camp insisted that no amount of propaganda would derail the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition’s resolve to unseat the APC in 2027.
“Let it be known: No amount of propaganda, planted stories, or faceless briefings will fracture the resolve of the opposition coalition. We are united, focused, and determined to rescue Nigeria from the clutches of this rudderless government,” the statement read.
The media office further claimed that the growing popularity of the ADC as the opposition coalition’s platform has rattled the ruling party, describing the APC as “living on borrowed time.”
“We want to remind the ruling party that Nigerians have already embraced the ADC as the most credible and viable opposition platform ahead of 2027. The massive and growing support that the ADC continues to enjoy across the country is not just encouraging — it is a clear signal that the Tinubu administration is living on borrowed time,” it noted.
The statement urged Nigerians and the media to disregard the report entirely, calling it an unsubstantiated, unattributed, and untruthful piece of propaganda.
“We call on Nigerians and the media to treat the so-called ‘statement’ with the contempt it deserves. It bears no attribution, no credibility, and no truth,” it concluded.
