Falsehood in Overdrive: How Fear Is Driving Lies Against Atiku Abubakar
By Nze Amb. Val. Ugo-Akpe Onwuka JP (Oyi)
The rumour making the rounds about Atiku Abubakar “retiring” from politics is not just false, it is embarrassingly lazy propaganda.
Let’s not dignify fiction with too much analysis. No such meeting produced that outcome, no such decision was taken, and no credible voice within the African Democratic Congress can validate this tale. It is a script written in panic, not in truth.
This is what happens when political opponents feel the ground shifting beneath them. They manufacture headlines, push anonymous claims, and hope confusion will achieve what they cannot win through credibility or performance.
But Nigerians are watching, and Nigerians understand the game.
You don’t sideline a force like Atiku Abubakar with whispers and wishful thinking. You confront him politically, if you can. What we are seeing instead is an admission of weakness, dressed up as breaking news.
Let it be known, Atiku Abubakar is not stepping aside. The ADC is not in disarray. There is no internal crisis to exploit. What exists is a focused political movement gaining traction and unsettling those who thought they had a monopoly on power.
This falsehood will collapse under its own weight, just like others before it.
Nigeria’s future will not be shaped by rumours. It will be shaped by resolve, and that resolve remains unshaken.
Nze Amb. Val. Ugo-Akpe Onwuka JP (Oyi)
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