Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has faulted President Bola Tinubu over the suspension and recent reinstatement of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly, describing the action as unconstitutional and illegal.

The Presidency has dismissed recent criticisms by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, insisting that Nigeria is making steady economic progress under President Bola Tinubu.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over recent reports of planned amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and proposals to divest significant equity in key joint ventures within Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of scores of people, including soldiers, in the recent Boko Haram attack on Darajamal, Borno State.

Presidential spokesman Abdul’Aziz Abdul’Aziz dismissed Atiku’s claims, insisting there was no government-backed clampdown on opposition.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that Nigerians themselves, and not the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will ultimately determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election.

African Democratic Congress, ADC, has assured Nigerians that prominent political leaders, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rotimi Amaechi, would remain united in their mission to transform the country, regardless of who eventually secured the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 elections.

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has described the African Democratic Congress ADC, as a clear and present danger, warning Nigerians to be wary of politicians who weaponize ethnicity and religion and also seeking to upend the presidential rotational principle between the North and South.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his frequent defections across Nigeria’s major political parties, saying his actions are driven by a desperate ambition to become president.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the emerging opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is not centred on individual political gladiators like himself, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi or Nasir El-Rufai, but on rescuing Nigeria’s democracy from what he described as the ruling party’s creeping authoritarianism and manipulation of the electoral process.

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to a recent warning issued by the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, against Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, declaring that any threat to Obi is a threat to all opposition figures.

The delay appears to be deliberate, with Atiku reportedly planning to carry out the registration in person rather than through a representative.

The acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Iliya Damagum, has described the resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the party as a familiar and recurring development in PDP’s political history. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Bauchi, Damagum said: “This is not the first time; we’re expecting him back.” According to […]

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress ,ADC, Dumebi Kachikwu,, has said former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s ambition to be elected as president under the platform of ADC clearly shows he does not believe in any southern president.