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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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Newsacross.com broke the news in on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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