Jigawa ADC guber candidate Nakudu, affirms Atiku’s unity position, rejects Ali Gantsa’s claim on candidate list, court cases

The Jigawa State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Sabo Mohammed Nakudu, has clarified reports on his reconciliation meeting with former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and former governorship aspirant, Hon. Bashir Adamu Jimbo.

In a statement issued by his Head of Media/Publicity, Mati Ali, Nakudu said Atiku’s published statement remains the authoritative account of the meeting, emphasising unity, reconciliation, cooperation, mutual respect and renewed trust.

Atiku was quoted as saying: “Today, we have chosen unity over division and cooperation over acrimony,” adding: “The contest is behind us. The task ahead is greater than any individual ambition.”

The campaign, however, said subsequent reports attributed to Hon. Ali Tukur Gantsa contained references to court cases, the candidate list and maintaining the status quo — issues not contained in Atiku’s published statement.

It therefore urged that such claims be attributed strictly to their source and not to Atiku.

The statement further clarified that Gantsa was not part of the substantive reconciliation engagement involving Atiku, Nakudu and Jimbo, noting that his appearance in a wider group photograph did not establish participation in the discussions.

Nakudu welcomed Atiku’s intervention and reaffirmed his commitment to reconciliation, party unity, mutual respect and cooperation.

The clarification, the statement said, was intended to preserve the integrity of the public record and prevent the conflation of Atiku’s position with subsequent narratives.