The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the decision of Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to join the ruling party as a major political statement that questions the credibility of his father.
In a press statement issued on Friday, the party said the move represents a strong endorsement of the APC and a rejection of the political direction of the former vice president.
The statement, signed by the Lagos APC Spokesman, Hon. Seye Oladejo, said the younger Atiku’s decision to abandon the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and align with the APC speaks volumes about the declining influence of his father.
The party said the development was a clear indication that even those closest to Atiku Abubakar no longer have confidence in his political choices.
According to the statement, “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? If those closest to you are unconvinced by your political convictions, how do you expect an entire nation to suspend disbelief?”
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The Lagos APC accused the former vice president of inconsistency and lack of firm political ideology, citing his frequent changes of political parties over the years.
“For decades, Nigerians have endured Atiku Abubakar’s ideological wanderings – a restless political odyssey defined by serial defections, transactional alliances, and an obsession with the Presidency that has outlived both public patience and political relevance,” the party stated.
It added that Atiku’s movement across several political platforms, from the PDP to the AC, back to the PDP, and later to the ADC, showed that his politics was driven more by personal ambition than by principle.
The APC described the defection of Atiku’s son as “a generational rebuke of recycled politics, expired ambitions, and the illusion of leadership without conviction.”
It further said the decision was “an emphatic vote of confidence in the APC’s record of governance and in the Renewed Hope Agenda being diligently implemented under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The party argued that true leadership should inspire trust and loyalty, insisting that Atiku Abubakar had failed to demonstrate such qualities even within his immediate family.
“Let it be said without equivocation: when credibility collapses at home, it cannot be rehabilitated in the marketplace of national politics,” the statement said.
While welcoming Abubakar Atiku Abubakar into its fold, the Lagos APC urged Nigerians to see the development as a sign that the era of inconsistent and opportunistic politics was coming to an end.
Concluding, the party declared: “If Atiku’s son has moved on, Nigeria certainly should.”
