Ex-APC presidential aspirant warns in opposition to celebrating defection of Atiku’s son

A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Adamu Garba, has cautioned celebration members in opposition to celebrating the defection of Abba, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling celebration.

Garba issued the warning in an announcement shared through his official X deal with on Thursday, describing the event as troubling moderately than commendable.

“I’m a member of APC, however I don’t assume becoming a member of our celebration by Abba, the son of former Vice President, H.E. Atiku Abubakar, is an effective deal, particularly for APC members who’re dad and mom,” he mentioned.

The previous aspirant expressed concern over what he described because the ethical implications of celebrating such a transfer, significantly throughout the context of household loyalty.

“I pray for these celebrating to by no means see a day that their youngsters jettison them on the time when they’re wanted most,” Garba added.

He additional warned that private ambition mustn’t override elementary values, stressing that loyalty inside households displays broader character traits.

“Any youngster who dumps his father when he’s wanted probably the most is not going to hesitate to dump you, irrespective of who else you’re,” he mentioned.

PidomNigeria On-line had reported that Abba, on Thursday, introduced his defection from the PDP, the celebration beneath which his father contested the 2023 presidential election in opposition to President Bola Tinubu of the APC.

He was formally acquired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, alongside key APC leaders from the North-East geopolitical zone, on the Nationwide Meeting, Abuja.

“My identify is Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, however everybody calls me Abba. I’m right here at the moment to formally announce my exit from my former celebration, the place we labored in 2023, and my resolution to hitch the APC,” he declared whereas addressing celebration leaders and supporters on the occasion.

He additionally cited the management of the Deputy Senate President as a think about his resolution.

Abba added that he would mobilise help for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

“With this improvement, I’ll work with Senator Barau to actualise the second-term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027.

“To this impact, I’m directing all coordinators of my affiliation to hitch the APC and work for President Tinubu,” he mentioned.

Reacting in an announcement issued on Thursday through X, Atiku mentioned his son’s resolution was a private selection and never a trigger for alarm.

Atiku, who had additionally defected from the PDP in 2025 to kind an opposition coalition beneath the African Democratic Congress, mentioned political selections made by members of the family had been regular in a democracy and insisted he didn’t intrude with the conscience of his youngsters or Nigerians.

“The choice of my son, Abba Abubakar, to hitch the APC is solely private. In a democracy, such selections are neither uncommon nor alarming, even when household and politics intersect.

“As a democrat, I don’t coerce my very own youngsters in issues of conscience, and I actually is not going to coerce Nigerians,” Atiku mentioned.

The previous vice chairman mentioned he stays “resolute in working with like-minded patriots to revive good governance and provide Nigerians a reputable various that brings reduction, hope, and progress.”