Atiku Abubakar Denies Retiring from Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar denied reports on Monday that he has retired from active politics or withdrawn from the 2027 presidential race, calling the claims false and part of a deliberate effort to mislead the public.

In a statement issued by his media office in Abuja, Abubakar addressed circulating social media posts alleging that he had met with national stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress, the party he now supports, to announce his decision to step aside. The statement clarified that no such national-level meeting occurred. "The Waziri Adamawa has not, in recent times, held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level," it said. Abubakar's only recent engagement with party members took place last Thursday in Adamawa State, his home region.

The former presidential candidate emphasized that any decision to exit politics would be announced formally through official channels, not rumors or anonymous sources. "An issue as fundamental and consequential as exiting active politics cannot, and would never, be communicated through rumours, faceless sources, or third-party fabrication," the statement read. "Such a decision, if ever taken, would be...