The media office of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday dismissed reports suggesting he had retired from active politics, describing the claim as false and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.

In a statement issued in Abuja, the Atiku Media Office said the viral information alleging that the Waziri Adamawa held a meeting with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he purportedly announced his withdrawal from politics, was entirely unfounded.

The statement clarified that the former presidential candidate had not held any such meeting with ADC stakeholders at the national level, noting that his only recent engagement was with party stakeholders in Adamawa State.

It stressed that a decision as significant as exiting active politics would not be communicated through rumours or unofficial channels, but through a formal announcement by his media office.

The statement read in part, “Information circulating on social media about a purported meeting where Atiku Abubakar decided to step aside from active politics is entirely false and deliberately misleading.

“An issue as fundamental as quitting politics cannot be conveyed through faceless sources or third-party fabrication.”

The media office further alleged that the claim was part of a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed at creating confusion and weakening the growing momentum of the ADC.

It added that the development bore the hallmarks of “anti-democratic elements” allegedly unsettled by what it described as an emerging national consensus to reposition the country.

The former Vice President’s camp, however, urged his supporters, ADC members, and Nigerians to disregard the report and remain focused on efforts to “reclaim and rebuild the nation.”