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No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Truths9ja(op): 7:40pm On Jan 06

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no 2027 presidential aspirant will step down in the African Democratic Congress presidential race, adding that all aspirants will present themselves freely.

Atiku, in a statement released on Tuesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, called on Nigerians to resist efforts by the All Progressives Congress to intimidate and weaken the opposition.

The former Vice President’s comments came amid speculation that he is facing pressure to step aside for a Southern candidate to emerge as the ADC’s flagbearer in the upcoming election against President Bola Tinubu.

Atiku added that if anyone should step down, it is President Bola Tinubu, whose leadership he described as a growing national liability.

The statement read in part, “For nearly three years, Nigerians have endured one of the harshest periods in recent history, an era defined by punishing economic policies and shrinking democratic space under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“True to form, this administration has not only inflicted widespread hardship but has pursued a calculated effort to eliminate political alternatives. The objective is clear: a creeping, de facto one-party state.

“Perhaps the Tinubu administration’s most disturbing achievement has been the systematic weakening of opposition parties, leaving the All Progressives Congress—despite its manifest failures—standing alone by default, not by merit.

“Thankfully, patriotic leaders saw this danger early and chose resistance over silence by rallying around the African Democratic Congress as the nucleus of a credible national alternative.

“Predictably, agents aligned with the Presidency are now attempting to destabilise the ADC from the outside, issuing reckless prescriptions about its internal affairs, particularly the choice of a presidential candidate.

“Let it be stated plainly: the ADC is on a national rescue mission. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside other committed patriots, is central to this effort. Any call—overt or covert—for Atiku to step aside is a gift to authoritarian ambition and a betrayal of the Nigerian people.”

He added that the ADC is committed to ending the purported misfortunes brought about by the Tinubu-led APC, stressing that no form of intimidation, manipulation, or sabotage will derail this mission.

It continued, “The ADC has consistently affirmed its commitment to an open, transparent, and competitive process for selecting its flagbearer. APC proxies and external meddlers have no standing to intimidate, blackmail, or sabotage this democratic resolve.

“At present, the ADC is focused on building strong ward, local government, and state structures nationwide. Disruptors and infiltrators must allow the party to do this essential work without interference.

“The party remains open and welcoming to all genuine opposition figures. This inclusiveness—not coercion is the soul of democracy.

When the time comes, all qualified aspirants will present themselves freely. No one is stepping down. If anyone should step aside, it is President Tinubu—whose leadership has become a national liability.

“The recent public declaration of ADC membership by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in Enugu, the political heartbeat of the Southeast, triggered open boasts by a serving minister and presidential aides about plans to undermine the party. Their fear is evident.

“Let there be no ambiguity: the ADC is determined to end the misfortune imposed by the Tinubu-led APC. No amount of intimidation, intrigue, or sabotage will derail this rescue mission. Nigeria will not surrender its democracy without a fight."

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Truths9ja(op): 7:44pm On Jan 06

Peter Obi has been used and dumped again

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Richtaiwo(m): 7:56pm On Jan 06

I'm not understanding. I thought Pitobi has been handed ADC presidential ticket.

It appears a committee will soon be reconvened to search for another random party.

The agulu man detest contesting for election like poo.

Or he might deputise his fulani master once again.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Gentledove2001: 8:04pm On Jan 06

This is very funny. But I trust the fake statistics man, he will move to any available party. Desperado pretending to rescue his agulu people not Nigeria.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Mbanda(m): 8:05pm On Jan 06

Truths9ja:
Peter Obi has been used and dumped again

You never can tell. It's too early to judge unless you are among those that wants Obi to fail so that tinibu will continue showing Nigerians pepper 🌶️

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by magoo10(m): 8:06pm On Jan 06

Nobody is stepping down for any one ,the field is open.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by kingbee90: 8:12pm On Jan 06

Richtaiwo:
I'm not understanding. I thought Pitobi has been handed ADC presidential ticket.

It appears a committee will soon be reconvened to search for another random party.

The agulu man detest contesting for election like poo.

Or he might deputise his fulani master once again.

If Peter Obi deputises his Fulani master to remove that brown r0tten teeth Dru9 mafia from aso-rock, then it is still a welcome development.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Richtaiwo(m): 8:19pm On Jan 06

Mbanda:
You never can tell. It's too early to judge unless you are among those that wants Obi to fail so that tinibu will continue showing Nigerians pepper 🌶️

Stop parading nonsense as though Pitobi is some imminent solution to Nigeria’s problems. Pray, has he even resolved his own?

Is this not the same individual under whose watch Anambra’s poverty rate reportedly ballooned from about 40 percent to over 50 percent? A “performer” who left the state in a condition visibly worse than he met it, so much so that even his own people were counting down the days to the expiry of his tenure?

Tinubu may not have delivered perfection yet, no leader ever does, but Peter Obi is perhaps the least convincing candidate to be marketed as Nigeria’s messiah. By every reasonable measure, experience, record, and temperament, he falls woefully short of the demands of the Nigerian presidency.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Truths9ja(op): 8:21pm On Jan 06

Mbanda:
You never can tell. It's too early to judge unless you are among those that wants Obi to fail so that tinibu will continue showing Nigerians pepper 🌶️

Atiku don talk. Atiku team don did their assignment well. Obi should deputize Atiku in 2027 presidential election

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Tayorshd87(m): 8:23pm On Jan 06

presidential race, adding that all aspirants will present themselves freely.

Atiku, in a statement released on Tuesday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, called on Nigerians to resist efforts by the All Progressives Congress to intimidate and weaken the opposition.

Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Enddy50ty(m): 8:24pm On Jan 06

Area scatter don enter ADC

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by kingbee90: 8:24pm On Jan 06

Atiku and Obi for president and vice president has been the game plan all along

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Mbanda(m): 8:25pm On Jan 06

Truths9ja:
Atiku don talk. Atiku team don did their assignment well. Obi should deputize Atiku in 2027 presidential election

Why do you expect Obi to deputise Atiku, is it because Obi is Igbo?

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Obaofaba: 8:25pm On Jan 06

God bless Atiku Abubakar for this.

You can't have it easy to be the president of a country.

Even coupist risk their lives to ascend to the throne.

Obi might japa or be his master running mate again.

The calculation is in favor of the APC. We've seen it coming since the president won in 2023.

Asiwaju lagba!

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Moony45: 8:26pm On Jan 06

Nigerians don't think straight. These same crooks want to rescue Nigeria!

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Zehdbe(m): 8:26pm On Jan 06

deputize who? no worry after primaries you go no where obi stand

Truths9ja:
Atiku don talk. Atiku team don did their assignment well. Obi should deputize Atiku in 2027 presidential election

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by BlessedGift: 8:27pm On Jan 06

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Truths9ja:
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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by tophumble(m): 8:28pm On Jan 06

All this will end before October, we will know where everything is heading to

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by shortgun(m): 8:29pm On Jan 06

Truths9ja:
Peter Obi has been used and dumped again

This one did not even read the post. As always Peter Obi is living rent free in their heads

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Flangelo12: 8:29pm On Jan 06

We no dey give shishi.

grin

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by akpumping7720(m): 8:29pm On Jan 06

Double wahala. Obi has entered one chance cheesy

Jagaban that has already planned his 2027 relection in 2023.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Nefort: 8:29pm On Jan 06

Atiku has nothing to offer. He is another Tinubu.

Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Truthissupreme: 8:30pm On Jan 06

Lol, wahala for some people when dey find free ticket

People who are crying free and fair election are now seeing this invitation as death sentence

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by uzo4real(m): 8:30pm On Jan 06

This old man is the weapon fashioned against himself

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Sermwell(m): 8:30pm On Jan 06

Truths9ja:
Peter Obi has been used and dumped again

You should be happy na! Shouldn't you? grin

Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Passionate888: 8:31pm On Jan 06

This man no go rest? Na wa o

Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Richtaiwo(m): 8:32pm On Jan 06

kingbee90:
If Peter Obi deputises his Fulani master to remove that brown r0tten teeth Dru9 mafia from aso-rock, then it is still a welcome development.

Let’s get one thing straight, the conversation isn’t even about deputising the President, it’s about deputising as a running mate. And even at that level, the name Peter Obi has never been, and will never be, an electoral magnet. Whether as the main act or a supporting character, the result remains the same, no nationwide victory.

His brand of politics, steeped in bigotry, starved of integrity, and utterly devoid of the capacity required to govern a complex country like Nigeria, has already been neatly wrapped and labeled by Sowore as nothing more than a “neatly packaged fraud.” Frankly, that description is generous.

Power is not just far from him, it is several miles outside his political postcode. And Nigerians, quite reliably, will continue to ensure it stays that way. The presidency is not in his future.

His safest bet is to remain in that familiar corner with his supporters, perpetually demarketing Nigeria and recycling gloom, perhaps drawing comfort from the illusion that noise can substitute for substance.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by akpumping7720(m): 8:32pm On Jan 06

Passionate888:
This man no go rest? Na wa o

Rest ke. We die here!!! *in Atiku's voice*

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by Guestmale: 8:33pm On Jan 06

Leaving leprosy but trying to heal ringworm.
What concern Tinubu with ADC presidential primary election.

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by oluwaseunamos33(m): 8:33pm On Jan 06

Pride will not allow obi to humble himself as VP and that's the beginning of his failure. Atiku have run as VP twice, he shouldn't expect someone like him 'Atiku' to run as his VP. Cha! Obi, i pity you

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Re: No Aspirant Is Stepping Down In ADC – Atiku by yarimo(m): 8:33pm On Jan 06

ATIKU you have spoken well, hehehe peter obi must participate in primary election with ATIKU, ameachi and others. Nothing like free ticket or vice presidential ticket

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