The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of allegedly plotting to discredit President Bola Tinubu’s presidential marketing campaign flag-off in Kaduna via pretend information, deepfake movies and cast paperwork.
The council made the allegation in a press release on Saturday, 24 October 2026, signed by its spokesperson, Dele Alake, describing the alleged operation as a coordinated try to control public opinion and undermine the rally.
It claimed that the alleged plan concerned planting false stories in mainstream media and circulating manipulated content material on social media to discredit Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and different APC leaders.
The council mentioned the alleged operation started with the circulation of {a photograph} displaying a safety automobile on routine patrol close to an APC marketing campaign billboard in Kaduna metropolis.
According to the assertion, the picture was introduced as proof that safety personnel had been deployed to guard APC billboards.
The council alleged that Atiku subsequently shared a newspaper report primarily based on the declare via his official social media accounts to generate consideration.
It additionally accused Atiku and ADC supporters of circulating a purported letter from Governor Uba Sani to the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, claiming that the Kaduna State Government had launched N2.3 trillion to host the rally.
Rejecting the declare, the council mentioned the alleged expenditure was inconsistent with the state’s finances figures.
“How much is the entire annual revenue of Kaduna State, or any state, for that matter, that a state would spend N2.3 trillion to host a rally?” the assertion requested.
It added that Kaduna State’s mixed budgets for 2024, 2025 and 2026 amounted to lower than N2.3 trillion.
The council put the state’s budgets at N458.271 billion for 2024, N790.439 billion for 2025 and N985.9 billion for 2026.
It additional alleged that outdated footage, doctored movies and deepfakes could possibly be circulated in the course of the rally to create the impression that residents have been against the APC marketing campaign.
“We know these two scenarios are only a part of the grand plan,” the assertion mentioned.
The council described the alleged actions as an try and undermine the celebration’s marketing campaign and known as on Nigerians to reject what it termed a disinformation marketing campaign.
It additionally attacked Atiku and the ADC’s electoral prospects, claiming they have been ready to make use of any means to achieve political energy.
“We urge Nigerians to be vigilant and reject their machinations,” the assertion added.
The allegations have been made by the APC Presidential Campaign Council. The assertion didn’t present impartial proof establishing that Atiku or the ADC organised the alleged disinformation operation.
Faridah Abdulkadiri
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