Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has stirred political conversations after claiming that supporters of late former President Muhammadu Buhari received a message from his grave directing them to vote for Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election.
Dalung, an African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television on Thursday, November 12, while discussing the opposition’s chances against President Bola Tinubu.
He linked the alleged political shift to a recent visit by Buhari’s widow, Aisha Buhari, to Atiku in Abuja.
Dalung speaks on Buhari’s alleged political support transfer
According to Dalung, the visit carried a significant political message about where Buhari’s supporters would direct their votes in the next election.
He said, “Last month you saw when the wife of the late president visited Atiku in Abuja. 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.”
Ex-minister predicts Tinubu’s defeat in 2027
The former minister also expressed confidence that Atiku would defeat Tinubu, arguing that the ADC presidential hopeful had inherited political structures associated with Buhari and former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
Dalung said, “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 further described Tinubu as a weak presidential candidate, insisting that the opposition could defeat him in the forthcoming election.
