A former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has claimed that supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have received a message from the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, asking them to support former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election.
Dalung, a chieftain of the ADC, made the claim on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also spoke about the recent visit of Buhari’s widow, Aisha, to Atiku in Abuja.
According to him, the visit was a political signal that the 12 million votes associated with Buhari’s political support base had been transferred to Atiku.
“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,” Dalung said.
He argued that Atiku had inherited the political structures of both Buhari and former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, positioning him to command considerable support across the country ahead of the 2027 election.
The former minister also expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would struggle to defeat Atiku, insisting that the ADC presidential hopeful remained a formidable opponent regardless of the challenges facing the opposition.
Dalung alleged that the ruling party could resort to measures aimed at weakening the ADC, including restricting its access to political activities, but maintained that such moves would not prevent Atiku from winning the election.
“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.
He further described Tinubu as a weak president politically, alleging that the President was apprehensive about the prospect of facing a competitive opposition in 2027.
“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,” Dalung added.
His comments come amid growing political realignments and consultations among opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general election, with the ADC emerging as a platform for some politicians seeking to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress.
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