Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that the letter announcing his principal’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was leaked, not voluntarily released.
Ibe made the disclosure during a Wednesday night interview on Arise News, addressing the controversy surrounding the timing of Atiku’s exit, which coincided with the nation’s mourning of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari was buried on Tuesday.
Ibe alleged that the leak was orchestrated by individuals opposed to Atiku’s political ambitions, including some within the PDP and their allies in the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We’re here because people who never wished His Excellency Atiku Abubakar well leaked a communication of his. Yes, it was leaked,” Ibe stated.
He also criticized the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, for commenting on the matter, accusing him of neglecting pressing aviation challenges.
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“It’s unfortunate that the Minister of Aviation, who rather should be concerned with serious issues of aviation matters and there are plenty of them, like runways and better infrastructure, jumped into this fray as though knowing what caused an accident even before investigation,” Ibe remarked.
Ibe maintained that the leak was a result of “rogue elements in the PDP working in cahoots with APC members,” emphasizing that the issue should not overshadow the national reflection on Buhari’s death.
“Those who claim to know why he resigned, are they clairvoyants? I would rather say we speak on something else and not this particular issue, considering the fact that the nation is still in mourning and the memories of the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, who was just interred yesterday, are still fresh,” he added.
Atiku officially resigned from the PDP via a letter dated July 14, 2025. The letter, submitted to his local ward chairman in Adamawa State, was subsequently shared publicly by his media aide on X.
In the letter, Atiku cited “irreconcilable differences” and expressed disappointment with the party’s current trajectory, which he believes has deviated from its founding principles.
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