2027: Atiku Makes Clarifications on Alleged Plan to Step Down for Another Candidate
Atiku Abubakar supports younger presidential aspirants and will back any who win party primaries, denying plans to withdraw from the 2027 race amid media misrepresentations.
- On Thursday, Paul Ibe said Atiku Abubakar denied reports he would step down for another aspirant ahead of the 2027 election, calling them false and inaccurate in Abuja.
- A review of the BBC Hausa video and transcripts in Hausa and English showed Atiku never expressly stated he would step down, Paul Ibe said Thursday.
- Young aspirants are free to contest, Atiku Abubakar said, pledging to support any younger candidate who wins a competitive party primary for the African Democratic Congress ticket.
- The former vice president has not declared his candidacy, saying `not yet time`, and is focused on building a viable platform within the African Democratic Congress coalition in Abuja.
- Within the coalition, other leaders signal interest while ADC denies engineered deals for Atiku, and Paul Ibe criticised 'mischievous' stretching of words, urging youth participation as the platform readies.
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2027: I'm not stepping down for anybody
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The camp of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to remarks by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who vowed not to step aside for any aspirant in his bid to secure the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Supporters of Obi, under the banner of the Obidient Movement, dismissed Atiku’s declaration as “mind games,” insisting their principal would not be drawn into…
I’m not stepping down for anybody
His spokesman, Paul Ibe, stated on Thursday that Abubakar’s comments were misrepresented, emphasising that it has become necessary to clarify the context of the interview granted by his principal to the BBC Hausa Service contrary to what is being quoted by some sections of the media,” Ibe said “After a thorough review of both the video and transcripts of the interview – in the original Hausa and the English translation – it is evident that at no…
Atiku Speaks On Stepping Down For Presidential Aspirant Ahead Of 2027 After BBC Interview
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