Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied rumors circulating on social media that he plans to retire from active politics, calling the claims “entirely false and deliberately misleading”.
In a statement issued by his media office, Atiku attributes the rumors to a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed at creating confusion and undermining the momentum of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Below is the press statement issued by the Atiku Media Office.
PRESS RELEASE
Atiku alerts on plans by anti-democratic elements to create confusion, dampen momentum of ADC
*Says insinuations he has quit active politics is fake news
We wish to state, for the record, that information circulating on social media about a purported meeting of His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in which the former Vice President allegedly decided to “step aside and retire from active politics,” is entirely false and deliberately misleading. (See attached).
The Waziri Adamawa has not in recent times held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level. The only recent engagement he had was with stakeholders of the ADC in Adamawa State last Thursday.
An issue as fundamental and consequential as exiting active politics cannot, and would never, be communicated through rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication. Such a decision, if ever taken, would be formally conveyed through the Atiku Media Office.
This latest falsehood bears all the hallmarks of a coordinated disinformation campaign designed to create confusion, dampen momentum, and mislead the Nigerian public.
Only the government and its agents could have sponsored this desperate narrative out of fear of what is coming.
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.
We therefore urge supporters of Atiku Abubakar, members of the ADC, and all well-meaning Nigerians to disregard this fake news in its entirety and remain focused on the collective effort to reclaim and rebuild our nation.
Signed:
Atiku Media Office
Abuja
March 30, 2026.
