Atiku’s Son Joins APC: Party Calls Move a Generational Statement

The choice of Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been described as a “generational statement” by the APC’s Lagos State Chapter.

The party said that the decision to reject the African Democratic Congress (ADC) speaks louder than any political retort or news conference in a statement released by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo.

The APC claims that Atiku’s son’s decision highlights more serious issues with leadership, conviction, and trust.

According to the Lagos APC, Atiku Abubakar’s lengthy history of switching parties—from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Congress (AC), back to the PDP, and now the ADC—has increased popular skepticism regarding his political orientation and ideological coherence.

The APC went on to characterize the defection as an endorsement of its governance record and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, adding that the action shows increased trust in the leadership and policy direction of the ruling party.

The Lagos APC welcomed Abubakar Atiku Abubakar into its ranks and declared that the period of “political tourism and ambition without ideology” is gradually coming to an end, urging Nigerians to interpret the move as a sign of shifting political trends.

The party came to the conclusion that in order for leadership to be credible on a national level, it must first inspire confidence at home. It maintains that Nigerians are increasingly using this test wisely.