Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against worrying about his political choices, stressing that it should be more concerned about the true identity and age of its leaders.
Atiku said the APC in Lagos State showed hypocrisy,
selective amnesia, and intellectual laziness by mocking him over his decision
to officially join the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public
Communication, Atiku insisted that his political relevance is not in question.
According to Atiku: “The attention of the Atiku Media Office
has been drawn to yet another hollow, ill-considered statement issued by the
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wherein its
spokesman, Seye Oladejo, attempted to mock former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
for joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). As usual, the Lagos APC
displayed its trademark hypocrisy, selective amnesia, and intellectual
laziness.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku Abubakar’s political
journey is public, transparent, and fully documented. His age is known, his
parents are known, his educational records are intact, and his public life can
be traced from childhood to national prominence without the need for forensic
experts, private investigators, or sworn affidavits to reconcile conflicting
identities.
“This already places him miles ahead of their paymaster
who—by all reasonable public evidence—is well past 90, yet insists on clinging
to power and is already scheming for a second term. If Atiku, a far healthier,
mentally sharper, and globally respected statesman, is “too old” to aspire at
79, then what do we call a visibly frail leader whose true age remains one of
the country’s best-kept mysteries?
“The APC cannot, on one hand, enable a man who has switched
names, ages, origins, and educational histories, yet on the other hand attack
Atiku for making strategic political moves within a democratic system. Party
mobility is not a crime; identity fraud is.
“Atiku’s decision to collaborate with the ADC is driven by
conviction, nation-building, and a shared democratic vision—not desperation.
Only those accustomed to treating political parties as private estates will
find such collaboration confusing.”
He charged the Lagos APC to stop pretending to be concerned
about Nigeria’s future, noting that their real fear is simple and
understandable.
The statement added: “Atiku Abubakar remains the single most
formidable, experienced, and prepared leader in the country today. His moral
stamina, political clarity, and national acceptance continue to expose the
emptiness of the APC’s propaganda and the illegitimacy of the regime they
serve.”
He said If the APC is looking for a man defined by
“restlessness, panic, and desperation,” they need not look far.
“He is in the Villa—struggling to govern, struggling to
appear coherent, and struggling to convince Nigerians that he is the age he
claims to be.
“Rather than issuing unintelligent statements, the Lagos APC
should direct its energy toward explaining the collapsing economy, the
insecurity consuming the country, the hardship imposed on citizens, and the
human suffering that has become the lasting legacy of their party,” he added.
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