We received phone call from Buhari’s grave to vote Atiku, says Dalung

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former minister, Solomon Dalung, has claimed that supporters of the party received a phone call from the grave of late former President Muhammadu Buhari directing them to vote for Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 elections.

Dalung made the assertion on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He stated that the ADC presidential candidate has fully inherited the political structures of former presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the upcoming general elections.

The former Minister of Sports and Youth Development revealed that a courtesy visit by Aisha Buhari to Atiku’s Abuja residence last month sealed the political realignment.

“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. 

Expressing confidence in the ADC’s chances against incumbent President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Dalung dismissed large campaign rallies as mere rented crowds, stressing that Atiku’s authentic political support base remains unmatched.

“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 added.

Meanwhile, the former minister had earlier on Wednesday publicly criticised the ADC leadership over internal administrative decisions. He accused the party’s National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, of unilaterally appointing caretaker committees across various states, an action he warned could undermine a pending suit before the Supreme Court and hurt the party’s electoral chances.