Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose as a serial political gossip, urging the general public to disregard his “beer parlour tales of infamy” over 2027 vice-presidential ticket.
Atiku insisted that there were no negotiations over vice-presidential ticket during his recent visit to the residence of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd).
Fayose had claimed, in what is described as a malicious fabrication, that governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State agreed to run as a vice-presidential candidate with Atiku with a promise to contribute ₦10billion.
But denying Fayose’s claim in entirety through a statement signed Thursday in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to the former VP, Phrank Shaibu, said at no time did Atiku engage in the imaginary horse-trading described in that laughable script.
Shaibu stressed that Fayose’s story is not insider information, but “insider fiction”, manufactured to mislead, distract and provoke.
Atiku’s statement read “Our attention has been drawn to a reckless and malicious fabrication titled “Between Atiku and Makinde, Untold Story of What Happened in Minna Yesterday attributed to one Peter Ayodele Fayose.
“Let it be stated clearly: the entire publication is a shameless concoction — a tissue of lies stitched together by a serial purveyor of political gossip whose relevance survives only on controversy, distortion, and cheap propaganda.
“There were no negotiations over vice-presidential tickets. There were no discussions about ₦10 billion contributions. There were no zoning manipulations. There were no delegate-delivery guarantees. And there is certainly no clandestine “Dubai meeting” on any such agenda.
“The attempt to drag other political actors into this fabricated beer parlour tale does not elevate its credibility; it merely exposes the desperation behind it.
“His Excellency Atiku Abubakar’s political engagements are broad-based, principled, and national in scope — not the narrow, transactional theatrics invented in that publication.
“It is unfortunate that certain individuals, long deprived of credibility and political gravitas, now attempt to manufacture relevance by inventing tales around serious national figures. Falsehood may trend for a moment, but it collapses under the weight of truth.
“Atiku Abubakar does not transact politics in secrecy, bribery, or transactional desperation as mischievously and irresponsibly portrayed. He remains focused on principled engagement and national redemption — not backroom theatrics designed by attention-seekers.”
The statement urged the public to treat Fayose’s vituperations with the contempt it deserves.
