The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the reported decision of Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to reject the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and align with the APC as a severe blow to his father’s political credibility.
The party’s position was made public in a statement issued on Thursday by Lagos APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, titled “You Can’t Trust Atiku More Than His Son.” The statement followed reports that the younger Atiku had defected to the ruling party.
According to Oladejo, the development amounted to what he called a “political earthquake,” noting that Abubakar Atiku Abubakar’s decision to abandon what he described as the “pretentious ADC contraption” in favour of the APC spoke louder than any political rebuttal.
“This singular act has said more than a thousand press conferences ever could,” Oladejo said.
“When a man’s own son deserts his political judgment, repudiates his choices, and embraces an alternative path, Nigerians are entitled to ask what deeper indictment of credibility is required.”
The Lagos APC spokesman argued that if Atiku Abubakar could not convince those closest to him of his political convictions, he lacked the moral authority to inspire confidence at the national level.
Oladejo further accused the former vice president of long-standing ideological inconsistency, describing his political career as “a restless odyssey defined by serial defections, transactional alliances, and an obsession with the Presidency.”
“From the PDP to the AC, back to the PDP, and now to the ADC, his politics has been nothing more than a nomadic ambition in search of a party willing to mortgage its soul,” he said.
He insisted that the defection of Atiku’s son was “not a coincidence but a confession,” which he framed as a generational rejection of what he termed “recycled politics, expired ambitions, and leadership without conviction.”
According to Oladejo, the move also represents an endorsement of the APC’s record in government and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Let it be said without equivocation: when credibility collapses at home, it cannot be rehabilitated in the marketplace of national politics,” he added, stressing that leadership unable to command loyalty within its immediate constituency cannot earn the trust of Nigerians.
The Lagos APC spokesman welcomed Abubakar Atiku Abubakar into the party and urged Nigerians to “read the political handwriting on the wall.”
“The era of political tourism, moral inconsistency, and ambition without ideology is gasping for relevance,” Oladejo said. “If Atiku’s son has moved on, Nigeria certainly should.”