The Obidient Movement has reacted to a statement by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that he will not step down for an aspirant in his quest to secure the African Democratic Congress ticket for the 2027 presidential race. Naija News reports Atiku had on Wednesday in an interview with BBC Hausa said he was prepared to contest ADC presidential primaries but would step aside if a younger aspirant defeated him. Speaking to Punch, the National Coordinator of the group, Yunusa Tanko, accused Atiku of playing mind games. Yunusa stated that Obi’s political ideology stood in sharp contrast to the transactional politics that other politicians had normalised. He said, “I’m happy Atiku is saying what he has in mind.