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Special Adviser on Public Communications to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has dismissed claims by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, that a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi, deceived his followers.
This was as Shaibu also dismissed Keyamo’s claim that Obi joined ADC because he wanted to be running mate and not President.
Posting on X, Shaibu noted that ADC is not Atiku’s “property” as claimed by Keyamo.
According to Shaibu: “Dear @fkeyamo, This rant of yours is built on guesswork dressed up as certainty.
“First, @PeterObi did not defect. He didn’t sneak anywhere and he didn’t deceive anyone. He has been part of the coalition from the start. His public statement is confirmation—not betrayal.
“Second, branding the ADC coalition as the “property” of @atiku is either ignorance or deliberate mischief. Coalitions are built by agreement, not ownership. No candidate has been imposed.
“Third, your fixation on a VP narrative exposes your fear, not Obi’s intentions. You claim knowledge of agreements you cannot prove and decisions that do not exist. That is not analysis—it is projection, or better still, political voodoo.
“Fourth, spare Nigerians the sermon about “moral high ground.” What truly unsettles you is that the opposition is organising calmly and strategically, while your side relies on noise, insults, and intimidation.
“Fifth, stop insulting Nigerians. People are hungry, unsafe, and struggling. They know their reality—and that reality is what frightens you.
“What exists is simple: a coalition determined to remove a failed administration through the ballot. That inevitability explains this outburst.
“Come 2027, Nigerians will speak—not because of your insults or threats, but because of their lived experience. The game has begun.
“But shouting is not strategy. And arrogance is not leadership. Nigeria is not a monarchy. Power is not inherited. And 2027 is not yours by entitlement.”
Peter Obi didn’t deceive anybody, ADC not Atiku’s property – Phrank Shaibu replies Keyamo
