Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has claimed that supporters of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari have received a message from the grave directing them to support African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 general election.
Dalung, an ADC chieftain, made the statement on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he also connected the alleged message to the recent visit of Buhari’s widow, Aisha, to Atiku in Abuja.
“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.
He maintained that Atiku had inherited the political structures previously associated with Buhari and former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, arguing that this gave the former vice-president an extensive political network across the country.
Dalung also expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu would struggle to defeat Atiku in the 2027 presidential election, even if the ruling party allegedly prevented the opposition from campaigning.
“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 former minister further alleged that Tinubu was apprehensive about the forthcoming election, describing him as a weak contender.
“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.
