Ex-VP Atiku Raises Alarm Over ‘Coordinated Disinformation’ Against ADC

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has raised the alarm over what his camp described as a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed at undermining the momentum of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 elections.

In a press statement signed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the former Vice President dismissed reports that he had convened a national-level meeting with ADC stakeholders and resolved to “step aside” from active politics as “pure, calculated, and deliberately engineered to deceive.”

“At no time has the Waziri Adamawa held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level. His only recent engagement was with stakeholders in Adamawa State. Anything beyond that exists solely in the imagination of those peddling falsehood,” the statement said.

Shaibu described the claims as malicious and fabricated, insisting that a decision of such gravity would never be communicated through anonymous leaks, street-corner gossip, or faceless propaganda.

“A matter as grave and consequential as withdrawing from active politics is not, and will never be communicated through anonymous leaks, street-corner gossip, or faceless propaganda. Such a decision, if ever contemplated, would be formally and unequivocally announced through the appropriate channels,” the statement added.

The statement further accused unnamed anti-democratic elements of attempting to create confusion, dampen ADC’s rising momentum, and mislead Nigerians at a critical moment, framing it as a deliberate attack on the former Vice President’s political influence.

“This false narrative therefore bears the unmistakable fingerprints of a desperate establishment and its agents—those unsettled by the rising consensus to rescue Nigeria from drift, dysfunction, and democratic erosion,” Shaibu said.

Highlighting Atiku’s continued political relevance, the statement said the former Vice President and ADC Chieftain has emerged as the centre of gravity in the unfolding 2027 political equation, with his influence spanning regions, generations, and even unlikely quarters.

“Across the political landscape today, one inconvenient truth continues to assert itself: conversations, speculations, alignments—real or imagined—are not scattering randomly. They are converging. And more often than not, they are converging around Atiku Abubakar,” it said.

The statement concluded with a call for ADC members, supporters of Atiku, and all well-meaning Nigerians to disregard the propaganda and remain steadfast in the collective mission to rebuild the nation.

“No amount of disinformation will halt this movement. The determination of Nigerians far outweighs the fear of those who have failed them,” Shaibu stated.