Tinubu’s Panic Cannot Sanitise APC’s Catastrophic Record — Atiku’s Camp Fires Back At Dele Alake Over AI Deepfake Allegation

The ADC Presidential Campaign Council has described the statement by APC-PCC Spokesperson, Dele Alake, as “a desperate and hollow smokescreen from a campaign terrified of its own record.”

In a response signed by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication, ADC Presidential Campaign Council, on October 24, 2026, the camp said Alake accused Atiku Abubakar and the ADC of a “devious plan,” AI manipulation and deepfakes, “yet offers no evidence linking them to the alleged letter or any fabricated video.”

“This is the APC’s familiar script: make a reckless accusation, dress it up as certainty, then hope Nigerians stop asking questions. Alake should produce the evidence: names, dates and forensic findings. Until then, his ‘fake news alert’ is an empty political stunt,” the statement said.

“No conspiracy is needed to expose the APC. Its own failures are visible in every market, filling station and household. Petrol is around ₦1,400 a litre; diesel has topped ₦2,000; food inflation remains close to 20 per cent. More than half of Nigerians were living in poverty last year, according to the World Bank estimate reported by Reuters.”

The ADC camp faulted Alake’s defence of a security vehicle near an APC billboard as “routine patrol,” asking why a campaign billboard needed protection, and raised concerns over “reports of supporters brought in from distant states and left sleeping on Kaduna’s streets.”

“More troubling still, reports have emerged of accidents involving APC supporters travelling from Sokoto and also from Abuja to the rally. Details remain unconfirmed, and the APC must urgently account for the passengers’ safety.”

“Making citizens endure long, hazardous journeys and sleep outdoors simply to create rally optics is political exploitation, not leadership,” it said.

The statement also mocked President Tinubu’s plan to campaign in only 12 states:

“Perhaps this also explains why Tinubu is campaigning in only 12 states. The same supporters must be moved from one rally to the next, along roads his government has left in disrepair… A campaign that must transport its audience from state to state cannot pass off that audience as spontaneous nationwide support.”

“You can hire buses, assemble a crowd and plaster the streets with billboards. You cannot hire consent… The APC’s failures are sweeping, painful and indefensible… Alake’s attack on Atiku will not reduce the cost of a meal by one naira.”

“Bola made life expensive; Atiku will make Nigeria affordable again!”