2027: We’ve received phone call from Buhari’s grave to vote Atiku — Dalung

Former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has claimed that late President Muhammadu Buhari’s political support base, including his estimated 12 million loyal voters, has shifted to Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Former Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung has claimed that supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) received a symbolic message from late President Muhammadu Buhari urging them to support Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Dalung argued that Atiku had inherited Buhari’s political support base.

According to TheCable, Dalung cited former First Lady Aisha Buhari’s recent visit to Atiku as evidence of political alignment.

“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,” he said.

Dalung expressed confidence that Atiku would defeat President Bola Tinubu despite political challenges confronting the ADC.

He maintained that Atiku’s nationwide political structures were stronger than crowds mobilised for campaign rallies.

Buhari, who governed Nigeria between 2015 and 2023, died in London on July 13, 2025.