2027 Election: Atiku's Son Speaks on Father, Others' Fate Against Tinubu
- Abba Atiku has joined the APC and endorsed President Bola Tinubu's re-election for the 2027 general elections
- Abba claimed no political party can challenge Tinubu's return to power, citing his government's merit-based appointments
- Nigerians have started sharing their views on the matter, as they compared Abba's political loyalty to that of other political figures' children
Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared that no political party can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
The former vice president's son made the comment while speaking in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, on Monday, January 26. He had gone to pick up his membership form at Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North local government area of the state.
Source: Twitter
According to TheCable, Abba added that he joined the APC to contribute to Tinubu's government. He also claimed that the best economic and human reforms were under the present administration.
His statement reads in part:
“I want to make it very clear that nobody or any political party can stop President Bola Tinubu from returning to Aso Rock come 2027. Nigerians have seen his good work; he is not a tribalist, he doesn’t make appointments based on religion or region, but his decisions are purely on merit.”
When Atiku Abubakar's son dumped PDP
Recall that the young Atiku recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the APC in a bid to mobilise for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Abba was received into the APC by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin and the APC National Vice Chairman, North-East, Mustafa Salihu, in Abuja on Thursday, January 15.
The former vice president's son also renamed his political group, which he had earlier founded, to Heske Bola Tinubu Organisation. The group was set up in 2022 as Atiku Heske Organisation.
Tinubu: Nigerians react to Atiku's son's declaration
His recent statement on President Tinubu has started generating reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their reactions:
Nnachi compared Abba to Rabiu Kwankwaso's son:
"Kwankwaso has taught Atiku how family loyalty is to be done in politics. Kwankwaso’s son is fighting alongside his father; he refused to decamp to the APC with Governor Yusuf. Atiku’s son doesn’t believe in his own father, yet Atiku expect Nigerian people to believe in him? Hell No!"
Source: Twitter
Olajide Balogun said Abba is a problem for his father:
"This young man keeps piling pressure on his dad with bad optics- The obidients will be in the forefront of milking this to undermine the former VP."
SinoSpeak1 said what would happen if it were Peter Obi's son:
"Replace this with Peter Obi's son, most Atiku supporters will milk it and use it to insult him all day but we all know what we are doing."
Abdulrahman Gubuchi said nobody should die for a Nigerian politician:
"Na mumu go be die-hard fan for any politician. Almighty God will defeat him for us."
Read more reactions to the news here:
Former senator dumps PDP
Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP faced another major loss following the exit of former senator and diplomat, Abdallah Wali, from the party.
Wali's resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Sanyinna ward, Tambuwal LGA of Sokoto state.
The former senator resigned from the PDP amid the leadership struggle in the party involving Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
