Mr. Solomon Dalung, former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, has claimed that supporters of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari have received what he described as a message from the grave directing them to support former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election.
Dalung, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the controversial claim on Thursday when he appeared on Channels Television.
He also discussed the political implications of a recent visit by Buhari’s widow, Aisha, to Atiku in Abuja.
According to the former minister, Aisha’s visit was a strong indication that the political support associated with Buhari had shifted to the ADC presidential candidate.
“Last month you saw when the wife of the late president visited Atiku in Abuja. The message she took for any politician to know is that the 12 million votes have been successfully transferred. We have had a phone call from the grave of Buhari that we should vote Atiku,” he said.
Dalung further argued that Atiku had inherited the political structures and support networks previously associated with Buhari and former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, giving him a formidable presence across the country.
He also expressed confidence in Atiku’s political prospects ahead of the 2027 presidential election, insisting that efforts by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to frustrate the ADC would not prevent the former vice-president from challenging President Bola Tinubu.
“I am confident that as events are unfolding, Tinubu, even if he would take over the ADC secretariat and stop ADC from campaigning, he cannot defeat Atiku Abubakar in 2027,” he said.
The ADC chieftain also criticised Tinubu’s political standing ahead of the next general election, alleging that the President was apprehensive about the contest.
“I have never seen a weak president in an election like Bola Ahmed Tinubu. If you drag anybody on the street and put him on a ballot at a contest with Tinubu, he will defeat him,” he said.
