Dr. Adamu Yusuf, a prominent party stakeholder from Kebbi State, has drawn a direct line between Atiku Abubakar’s ambitions and the current predicament facing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
According to Yusuf, Atiku represents the single biggest reason Nigeria remains ensnared and captured by the APC.
According to Adamu, In 2014, Atiku made a bold move by abandoning the PDP, aligning himself with the APC and supporting Muhammadu Buhari. His rationale? He claimed it was “the turn of the North” to lead. This decision not only betrayed the PDP but also contributed to the rise of the APC, which has since plunged Nigeria into chaos.
Fast forward to 2019, the PDP, adhering to its constitutional guidelines, zoned its presidential ticket to the North, and Atiku eagerly accepted it—only to face defeat. Yet, by 2023, after the North had completed its full eight years, Atiku shockingly disregarded the principles of rotation and fairness he once championed, insisting on contesting again. This reckless ambition did not merely fracture the PDP; it also handed Bola Tinubu the presidency on a silver platter.
Yusuf underscores how Atiku has historically flooded PDP conventions with cash, outspending any opposition, even when it wasn’t the North’s turn. This pattern of financial dominance has often overshadowed the party’s commitment to equity and unity.
Now, as Nigeria looks toward the 2027 elections, Atiku’s continued aspirations threaten to further fracture the PDP and undermine any chance for a united front against the APC. Instead of stepping aside for a Southern candidate, Atiku’s obsession with his own ambition looms larger than the need to rescue Nigeria from the grips of APC misrule. The consequences of his choices are etched in the annals of party history, marking him as a pivotal figure in the PDP’s decline.
In his words, he wrote, “Atiku Abubakar is the single biggest reason Nigeria is trapped in APC.
In 2014, he betrayed the PDP, jumped ship to the APC, and threw his full weight behind Muhammadu Buhari bcos according to him GEJ should not contest because it was “the turn of the North.” That gamble birthed the disaster called APC.
“Fast-forward to 2019, the PDP, honoring its constitution, zoned its ticket to the North, and Atiku gladly collected it and lost.
But by 2023, after the North had completed its full 8 yrs, Atiku shamelessly shredded the very principle he once preached, and insisted on contesting again against every logic of rotation and fairness. That singular act of desperation did not just fracture the PDP, it handed Bola Tinubu the presidency on a platter of gold.
“The aftermath of that reckless decision was a broken PDP, a divided opposition, and Nigeria stuck in the jaws of APC’s misrule.
And now, instead of stepping aside for a Southern candidate in 2027, Atiku is once again scheming, obsessed with his own greed & ambition above rescuing Nigeria from APC.
“History will never forget that Atiku’s reckless ambition is the root cause of PDP’s collapse and the reason APC still holds Nigeria hostage”.
