No be small news o, my people! Abba Atiku Abubakar, wey be son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, don jump enter All Progressives Congress (APC). E don waka for Abuja on January 15, 2026, as him dey align himself with President Bola Tinubu wey dey plan to contest for second term come 2027. Abba talk say him dey commit to this new journey because of better leadership wey him sabi from Barau Jibrin, wey be Deputy Senate President.
As e dey enter APC, Abba no just come alone; him carry him political group wey be Atiku Haske Organisation come turn am to Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation. Wetin be the meaning? E mean say all him coordinators and members go drop PDP wahala and rally for Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda. Na der Abba come talk say: “Na my belief in the policies and programmes of the Tinubu administration make me join APC,” and dis one don make many people dey reason well-well.
Wetin people dey yarn be say dis move fit shake the ground for Nigerian politics as e go spark plenty gists. Some pipo dey talk say dis one na sign say him papa Atiku Abubakar no dey carry weight again, wey go fit affect the opposition party wey be African Democratic Congress (ADC). Some dey even wonder, e no mean say Abba dey show say him no believe for wetin him papa dey do? But Abba come clear am say na personal choice, and as dem dey say, votes na personal thing.
As Abba dey settle for APC, Barau Jibrin welcome am with open arm, come dey hail am as brave and ideological. Jibrin commot word say Abba no join because of him papa name, but because e dey support the aims wey Tinubu dey push forward. Dis one fit encourage more pipo wey still dey undecided to follow the path wey Abba don take. Na so e dey be for politics! As how far wey e go reach, only time go tell.
Atiku self, no fit leave the matter like dat. Him come drop statement wey talk say Abba decision no be anything wey go shake him own foundation. Na wetin him sabi say: “In democracy, choices dey, and I no fit force my pikin or anybody, na him dem dey choose wetin dem want.” Dis response dey show say Atiku dey try hold his ground for opposition as him chop this kind family wahala.
But make we shine eye. Dis na time wey political machinations dey jakpa for Nigeria. Abba don clear say him dey ready to work for Tinubu and na so many observers dey suspect say e fit influence how many votes go land in APC basket come 2027. Wetin wan happen next go be like movie wey everybody go dey watch with popcorn for hand!
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