Atiku denies quitting politics, warns of disinformation

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised the alarm over what he described as efforts by anti-democratic elements to create confusion and slow the growing momentum of the African Democratic Congress.

In a statement posted on X by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Monday, Atiku dismissed claims circulating on social media that he had met with ADC stakeholders and decided to step aside from active politics.

The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party described the social media reports as false and misleading.

“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, in which the former Vice President allegedly decided to ‘step aside and retire from active politics,’ is entirely false and deliberately misleading,” the statement read.

The Waziri of Adamawa clarified that he had not held any recent meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level.

“The Waziri Adamawa has not, in recent times, held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level. The only recent engagement he had was with stakeholders of the ADC in Adamawa State last Thursday,” the statement added.

Atiku stressed that any decision as significant as exiting active politics would not be communicated through unofficial channels.

“An issue as fundamental and consequential as exiting active politics cannot, and would never, be communicated through rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication. Such a decision, if ever taken, would be formally conveyed through the Atiku Media Office,” he said.