Key Takeaways
- The Kaduna State APC has urged Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and support President Bola Tinubu.
- Kaduna APC Publicity Secretary Mohammed Sani Haruna claimed Saturday’s turnout at Tinubu’s campaign flag-off in Kaduna showed that the North supported the President.
- Haruna dismissed allegations that organisers paid rally supporters or generated crowd footage with artificial intelligence, saying some supporters spent the night at the venue.
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to dump his 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu.
The party warned Atiku that he could no longer count on Northern votes as the region was in full support of Tinubu’s presidency
Naija News reports that Kaduna APC Publicity Secretary Mohammed Sani Haruna, spoke on Monday during a press briefing.
The party claimed that the massive turnout at Tinubu’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday demonstrated that the North had embraced the President.
“I am categorically calling on him to withdraw from the race. Already, the odds are against him,” he declared.
The APC spokesman also urged Atiku to reciprocate what he described as Tinubu’s previous political support for his presidential ambition.
