Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed claims by former Ekiti State Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose, describing him as a serial political gossip and urging the public to disregard his “beer parlour tales of infamy” regarding vice-presidential tickets. Atiku clarified that there were no negotiations over vice-presidential tickets during his recent visit to the residence of former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida. “There were no negotiations over vice-presidential tickets. “His Excellency Atiku Abubakar’s political engagements are broad-based, principled, and national in scope — not the narrow, transactional theatrics invented in that publication. Atiku Abubakar does not engage in secret deals, bribery, or transactional desperation as mischievously portrayed.

Source: The Guardian February 13, 2026 00:02 UTC