Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the current representative of Edo North, stated that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar does not possess the capability to lead Nigeria.
According to Oshiomhole, Atiku’s failure to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) undermines his claim that he can “fix” the country.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the APC stalwart faulted Atiku’s political record, pointing out that despite his long-standing stature within the PDP, the former vice president had not demonstrated effective leadership in the party.
“If Atiku as a former vice president under PDP could not fix PDP, he could not reconstruct it, he could not provide leadership and use his influence which he had built, how can you lay claim to fix Nigeria?” he asked.
His comments were made shortly after Atiku officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a coalition-supported party he is set to work with ahead of the 2027 general election.
Atiku announced his defection in a post on X, where he shared a photo of himself raising his ADC membership card with the caption: “It’s official.”
Reacting to the development, Oshiomhole also recalled Atiku’s previous exit from the APC, asserting that the former vice president left because he failed to clinch the party’s presidential nomination.
“He was once a member of the APC. He left because he lost the party’s presidential ticket,” the senator said.
“He went back to the PDP. He’s so much in love with the PDP at least for the purpose of contesting election. He could not build PDP. So, if Atiku can’t build PDP that made him Vice President, he can’t fix Nigeria,” Oshiomhole stated.
Atiku’s move to the ADC comes after he quit the PDP in July, following extended internal turmoil within the party.