Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s media office has issued a statement denying reports of a meeting where he allegedly rejected calls to step down for a southern presidential candidate.
This is in response to recent inquiries from journalists and concerned Nigerians regarding a phantom meeting where His Excellency was said to have “rejected calls to step down for a southern candidate.
”We are compelled to set the record straight in the strongest possible terms. 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.
”It is not only false; it is laughably desperate.The office described the story as a malicious fabrication and pure fiction cooked up by the President BolaTinubu-led APC regime”, the statement said.
According to the statement, “The story is a desperate attempt by the 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.
“The office emphasised that no amount of propaganda or planted stories could fracture the resolve of the opposition coalition, which remained united, focused, and determined to rescue of Nigeria from the current administration.
”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 added.
The statement also highlighted the growing support for the ADC across the country, saying it is a clear signal that the Tinubu administration is living on borrowed time.
The office called on Nigerians and the media to treat the story with contempt, as it beared no attribution, credibility, or truth.
”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, ” the statement said.
