A video claiming to show former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 elections has gone viral on social media.
The clip was shared by X user @Chibuso_mikel with the caption:
“Question: Are you confident that you will get the ADC presidential ticket?”
As of July 9, 2025, the post had garnered over 300 reposts and more than 1,000 likes. The same claim has appeared in several other social media posts.
The claim also appeared here and here.
CLAIM
Video shows former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the presidential ticket of ADC.
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.
Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and former Vice President who served from 1999 to 2007. He has contested for the presidency multiple times—2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023—under different political parties, including the Action Congress (AC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and others.
He has remained a recurring candidate in Nigeria’s electoral politics, often positioning himself within the opposition.
In July 2025, Atiku became part of a coalition of opposition figures, which included Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, and Rotimi Amaechi that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their new political platform. This move followed the failure to register a new party.
The group announced the formation of an interim leadership structure, with David Mark appointed as interim chairman and Rauf Aregbesola as secretary. Their stated goal is to consolidate opposition efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections.
However, checks by The FactCheckHub show that the video in circulation has been online since 2022, before the 2023 general election. An earlier version of the video was shared here by Premium Times.
It showed when Atiku spoke to the press, after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun.
Atiku was vying for the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 general election and not the African Democratic Congress(ADC) ahead of the 2027 election.
He expressed assurances that he would eventually emerge as the PDP presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections.
“Have I ever failed to get the ticket? I’m confident that I will still get it,” he said.
When asked for his reaction on the call for the emergence of younger presidential candidates, Atiku responded, “Let the youths compete now. It is a competition. It is democracy.”
THE VERDICT
The claim that the video shows Atiku Abubakar expressing confidence about securing the ADC presidential ticket for the 2027 election is MISLEADING. Investigations reveal that the video has been online since 2022 and pertains to his bid for the PDP ticket ahead of the 2023 elections.
Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.
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