Former Vice President and a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar on Monday declared that an issue as fundamental and consequential as his exiting active politics cannot, and would never, be communicated through rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication.
He pointedly said that this latest falsehood bears all the hallmarks of a coordinated disinformation campaign designed to create confusion, dampen momentum, and mislead the Nigerian public.
A statement by Atiku Media Office stated that only the government and its agents could have sponsored this desperate narrative out of fear of what is coming.
It further stated; “We state without equivocation that this mischief is being driven by anti-democratic elements who are deeply unsettled by the growing national consensus to rescue Nigeria from the failures of the current administration”.
Atiku particularly said that the information circulating on social media about a purported meeting of he had with stakeholders of the ADC, in which he allegedly decided to “step aside and retire from active politics,” is entirely false and deliberately misleading.
A statement by his media office explained that Atiku has not in recent times held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level, adding that the only recent engagement he had was with stakeholders of the ADC in Adamawa State last Thursday.
The statement further said that such a decision, if ever taken, would be formally conveyed through the Atiku Media Office.
The statement therefore urged supporters of Atiku Abubakar, members of the ADC, and all well-meaning Nigerians to disregard the fake news in its entirety and remain focused on the collective effort to reclaim and rebuild the nation.
