Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed not to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. The declaration was made in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe.

Titled “Nigeria’s Democracy Under Siege: Opposition Faces Existential Threat,” the statement accused the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of interfering in the ADC’s choice of presidential candidate. Atiku alleged that “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.”

Checks show that alongside Atiku, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former APC aspirant Rotimi Amaechi have also declared interest in the ADC ticket.

Atiku stressed that all contenders for the ADC ticket would submit themselves to a presidential convention, with assurances from the party leadership of a “commitment to an open, transparent, and competitive process for selecting its flagbearer.”

He further warned that any call for him to step aside would “be a gift to authoritarian ambition and a betrayal of the Nigerian people.” The statement criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for shrinking democratic space and weakening opposition parties, describing it as a move toward a “creeping, de facto one-party state.”

“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 statement added.

Atiku concluded that “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 ADC, he said, remains “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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