"Dear Baba, APC Is Gone": Lauretta Onochie Decries Buhari’s Absence, Exposes Party Members’ Rot
- The All Progressives Congress, once linked to late President Muhammadu Buhari’s values, has been described as stripped of fairness, equity, and justice
- Allegations of misconduct and selective morality were levelled against certain APC members in a public statement by Buhari's ex-aide, Lauretta Onochie
- The late president's legacy of integrity was referenced as being contrasted with the party’s current direction and practices
Former Special Assistant on Digital and Social Media to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has expressed disappointment over what she described as the loss of values in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, August 14, Onochie addressed the late Buhari, who died in July, describing the party he once led as “a private enterprise” that had abandoned principles of fairness, equity, justice, and equality.
“Dear Baba, APC is now a Private Enterprise. It has lost all the values you stood for. Fairness, equity, justice, equality, etc., have all been kpaied,” she wrote.
Onochie, who also served as Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said she and others would not allow the country to return to “our inglorious past.”
“But we will not allow them to take us back to our inglorious past. Never!” she declared.
Onochie condemns APC for rewarding alleged misconduct
The former presidential aide also accused some members of the party of misconduct, alleging that senators from the APC had assaulted airport staff and hijacked planes, yet were rewarded with diplomatic postings.
“APC Senators assault Airport staff. They hijack planes and then, are rewarded as ambassadors,” Onochie claimed in her post.
She further criticised what she called a culture of selective morality within the party, where wrongdoing was ignored or beautified if committed by certain individuals, but condemned when associated with opposition figures.
“Iniquities are sprayed with roses and perfumes; unless you belong to the opposition,” she said.
Onochie concluded her message by lamenting the state of the party and thanking Buhari for setting an example of integrity during his time in office.
“Sorry Baba, there's no more APC. Thank you for showing us that righteousness is possible among Nigerians and in Nigeria,” she wrote.
See her post below:
Buhari, who led Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, was a founding figure of the APC and often cited the fight against corruption, promotion of transparency, and strengthening of democratic institutions as core priorities of his administration. His death in July drew tributes from across the political spectrum, with many recalling his decades-long service in public life.
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Fact-check dispels Buhari 2017 death rumour
Legit.ng earlier reported that claims of former president Muhammadu Buhari dying in 2017 and being replaced by a body double resurfaced after his July 2025 death, despite years of official denials and previous debunking by fact-checkers.
Africa Check reaffirmed the conspiracy as false, noting no new evidence supports it. The rumour emerged during Buhari’s long 2017 medical absence in London, which fuelled public speculation over his health and prolonged disappearance from Nigeria.
Certified fact-checker Jennifer Stephen urged government–civil society collaboration to curb fake news, recommending youth training in fact-checking tools to counter misinformation like the false claim of Buhari’s early death and identity replacement.
Source: Legit.ng
