Reports that Governor Abdullahi Sule met in secret with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the smaller Hajj have been refuted by the Nasarawa State Government.
Additionally, the administration denied reports that the governor promised financial assistance to fund campaigns to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the general elections of 2027.
Ibrahim Addra, the governor’s chief press secretary, called the report “completely false” in a statement.
“A complete fabrication, false in its entirety, and did not happen,” he said.
He emphasized that throughout the religious exercise, Governor Sule did not meet with Atiku or any of his friends.
The governor has frequently used public forums to praise President Tinubu’s leadership and reiterate his allegiance to the government, according to the statement.
It further said that Sule’s recognized political affiliation had not changed.
Unidentified political actors were accused by the Nasarawa State Government of trying to damage the governor-president relationship.
However, it stated that it was confident that such attempts would fail.
Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesperson, was quoted in the statement as saying he was not aware of any such meeting.
The state administration reaffirmed that governors elected on the All Progressives Congress platform are still unified in their support of President Tinubu.
In the run-up to the 2027 elections, it further stated that no amount of misinformation would erode their dedication or allegiance.
According to reports, the explanation was made soon after information surfaced on a purported encounter between Atiku and the governor of Nasarawa State in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during the recent smaller hajj (Umrah).
The meeting allegedly happened on March 11, 2026, over an iftar supper during the holy month of Ramadan at the Conrad Jabal Omar Hotel in Mecca, according to a report published in Peoples Gazette.
The discussion, according to the report’s sources, lasted roughly two hours and was centered on political developments leading up to the 2027 presidential election.
According to the report, the meeting’s main focus was on potential political cooperation to remove President Bola Tinubu from office in the 2027 election.
Atiku, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2025 and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), is reportedly thinking about running for president again.
According to sources cited in the story, Governor Sule promised to assist Atiku in gaining votes in Nasarawa State and voiced support for his aspiration.
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