The Atiku Abubakar Media Office (TAAMO) has described as “delusion intended as distraction” an alleged meeting where the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was said to have “rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate.”
In a release early in the week, TAAMO said it was responding to recent inquiries from journalists and concerned Nigerians regarding his alleged stand on the 2027 presidency arising from the said meeting, insisting that if ever there was such a meeting, it was “a phantom” one because there was, indeed, no such a meeting.
Stating that the inquiries from journalists and other well-meaning Nigerians had compelled the former Vice President’s team to come out to “set the record straight in the strongest possible terms,” the Office declared: “There was no such a 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.”
According to TAAMO, the report was “not only false but also laughably desperate.”
“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,” TAAMO stressed.
It added: “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.
“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.
“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.”
