Atiku: Grand Coalition Underway to Defeat APC

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports that he is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reaffirming his commitment to the party and his push for an opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections. 

Recent media reports claimed that Atiku was considering defecting to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ahead of the next presidential election. However, in a statement issued on Saturday, Atiku’s media office described such claims as a “fallacy” and urged Nigerians to disregard them.

“We have observed that some news platforms are peddling unverified information that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is abandoning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” the statement read.

“We wish to clarify that the so-called news of Atiku defecting to another party is a total fallacy that holds no merit in logic. Hence, it is fallacious and unfounded to allege that the Waziri is jumping the PDP ship. Such an allegation is antithetical to the objective of the grand coalition, which the former Vice President is currently driving alongside other prominent political leaders in the country.”

The media office reiterated Atiku’s role in mobilizing opposition political parties, including the PDP, to form a united front against the APC in 2027.

“We, therefore, wish to state unequivocally that Atiku remains a principal bonafide member of the PDP, the main opposition party.

“The defection claims are an attempt to confuse Nigerians about the magnitude of the grand coalition that is at work to rescue Nigeria from the grip of the APC.”

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