Former Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, has categorically denied circulating rumours that he has decided to step aside or retire from active politics.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Atiku Media Office and signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the former Vice President described the claims as “entirely false and deliberately misleading.”
The statement reads in part: “We wish to state, for the record, that information circulating on social media about a purported meeting of His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in which the former Vice President allegedly decided to ‘step aside and retire from active politics,’ is entirely false and deliberately misleading.”
Atiku’s team noted that the only recent engagement he had with ADC stakeholders was in Adamawa State last Thursday, and no such decision to exit politics was discussed or taken.
The statement further warned that the rumour bears the hallmarks of a coordinated disinformation campaign designed to create confusion, dampen momentum, and undermine the growing influence of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the broader opposition movement ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“An issue as fundamental and consequential as exiting active politics cannot, and would never, be communicated through rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication,” the statement emphasised.
Atiku Abubakar remains fully committed to active participation in Nigerian politics and the quest for good governance, national unity, and the deepening of democracy in the country.
Members of the public, especially his supporters and the media, are advised to disregard the false narrative and rely only on official communications from his Media Office.