The African Democratic Congress presidential campaign council has declared that Atiku Abubakar will campaign across all 36 states ahead of the 2027 election, contrasting his planned nationwide tour with President Bola Tinubu’s decision to attend rallies in only 12 states. Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, made the declaration […]

The African Democratic Congress presidential campaign council has declared that Atiku Abubakar will campaign across all 36 states ahead of the 2027 election, contrasting his planned nationwide tour with President Bola Tinubu’s decision to attend rallies in only 12 states.

Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, made the declaration during an interview on ARISE News on Sunday, dismissing suggestions that Atiku’s campaign would concentrate mainly on northern Nigeria.

Shaibu said the campaign schedule would be released within days or hours, insisting that every state would be included in the former vice-president’s engagements with voters.

“We are going to release our schedule in a few days. Or in a few hours. And you will see for yourself. You will be able to interrogate for yourself. That look, Atiku Abubakar, no state will be left out,” he said.

He explained that the campaign would go beyond rallies in state capitals to include town hall meetings, community engagements and visits to local government areas and villages, allowing Atiku to interact directly with residents and hear their concerns.

Shaibu argued that economic hardship was affecting Nigerians across the country, regardless of their location, and said the campaign intended to connect with people struggling with the cost of living and other difficulties.

“As for the pathway, I’ll tell you. Our pathway is clear and simple. The man who is hungry in Zamfara is the same as the man who is hungry in Lagos. Forget the noise,” he said.

The campaign spokesman maintained that Atiku’s appeal extended beyond the North, expressing confidence that Nigerians facing economic difficulties would support the ADC presidential candidate in the 2027 election.

“Hungry Nigerians will vote for Atiku Abubakar. Atiku’s pathway is not limited to Northern Nigeria. Atiku’s pathway is across the length and breadth of Nigeria,” Shaibu said.

Asked which southern states Atiku expected to win, Shaibu made an emphatic prediction about the former vice-president’s electoral prospects. “I will not just be bold, I will be audacious about it. Atiku will win the entire country,” he said.

His remarks come after Tinubu said, during the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on October 14, that he would not accompany the campaign team to every state because governance required his attention. The President also cited financial obligations and the need to attract investors, while a campaign timetable reported by PUNCH listed rallies in 12 states, from Kaduna on October 24 to Lagos on January 9, 2027.