Atiku denies plan to step down for anyone ahead of 2027 poll
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports suggesting that he intends to step down for another presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 elections.
Penpushing reports that Abubakar made this clear in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, on Thursday describing such claims as a misrepresentation of his recent interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service.
The former Vice President explained that a careful review of both the video and transcripts of the interview showed that he never said, suggested, or implied that he intends to step down for anyone.
“After a thorough review of both the video and transcripts of the interview – in the original Hausa and the English translation – it is evident that at no point did the former Vice President expressly state, suggest, or even imply that he intends to step down for anyone’, the statement said.
“What Atiku Abubakar clearly and unambiguously said was that young people, as well as other prospective presidential aspirants, are free to enter the contest. He further stressed that if a young candidate were to emerge through a competitive primary, he would readily support such a candidate without any hesitation’, the statement added.
“While interpretative journalism is a legitimate aspect of reporting, stretching interpretation to the point of mischief is unacceptable and must not be encouraged. For the record, therefore, the insinuations attributed to Waziri Adamawa from his BBC Hausa interview are inaccurate and do not reflect what he actually said.”
Penpushing further reports that it is recalled that Abubakar in the said interview said he will withdraw from the 2027 presidential race if a younger aspirant defeats him to clinch the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket, and pledged to support and mentor such a candidate.
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