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Atiku hits Obasanjo, says former president lied for political reasons
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, has hit back at former president Olusegun Obasanjo, saying 2027 politics is behind Obasanjo’s lies against him
Obasanjo had recently that Atiku who served as vice president while Obasanjo was president, sponsored impeachment plot to take him out of power.
Obasanjo alleged that Atiku bribed Ghali Na’Abba, then Speaker of House of Representatives, to impeach him.
But reacting to the allegation, Atiku said Obasanjo came out with the accusations this time, to tarnish his image and give advantage to political opponents ahead of 2027 presidential election.
Atiku expressed shock that Obasanjo would reignite such serious allegation at a time Ghali Na’Abba is not alive to defend himself and urged Obasanjo to be bold enough to openly declare support to his preferred candidate rather than telling lies to tarnish his image.
Atiku’s response was made Friday through a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.
“If former President Obasanjo has chosen to take a political position ahead of 2027, he should simply declare it and allow Nigerians to judge it on its merits”, Atiku said, insisting that political differences should not be fought through what he described as unsubstantiated claims.
He further maintained that if there had been credible evidence of any wrongdoing at the time, Obasanjo’s administration possessed the Constitutional power to investigate and prosecute the matter.
Atiku stated: “If there was indeed evidence of any criminal conduct as alleged, Nigerians are entitled to ask why no action was taken at the time, by a government that wielded the full powers of the Nigerian State.”
The ADC Presidential Candidate further suggested that the former President’s criticism of him, stems from the political fallout surrounding his opposition to Obasanjo’s controversial third-term agenda, while serving as Vice President.
According to Atiku, his decision to resist any attempt to alter Nigeria’s Constitutional order, remains one of the defining moments of the country’s democratic history.
While dismissing the renewed allegations, Atiku said that Nigerians are more concerned about the nation’s pressing economic and security challenges, than political disputes from the past.
He therefore, pledged that his focus would remain on offering solutions to the country’s economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment and governance challenges, rather than engaging in historical political battles.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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