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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a sharp swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing him as “Nigeria’s incomparable political wanderer” in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The remark was made on Monday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who accused Atiku of using the PDP as a “revolving door” in his relentless and “selfish” pursuit of the presidency.
“Yet again, @atiku uses his revolving door out of the PDP, for the third time… all in his desperate but ever elusive search for the presidential Golden Fleece,” Morka wrote on X. “Indisputably, the weakest link in Nigeria’s partisan democracy, Atiku is driven only by his selfish and obsessive presidential ambition.”
Morka alleged that Atiku, who served as Nigeria’s Vice President from 1999 to 2007 under the PDP and was its presidential candidate in 2019 and 2023, has never shown real commitment to party-building or resolving internal crises. Instead, he accused him of always exiting when the political terrain became difficult.
“Never willing to put in the work to build his party or remain to solve its internal crises… but claims a birthright entitlement to the presidential ticket of his party to the exclusion of all others,” the APC spokesman continued.
The tweet came just hours after Atiku formally tendered his resignation from the PDP in a letter dated July 14, 2025, addressed to the Jada 1 Ward Chairman of the party in Adamawa State. In the letter, Atiku expressed gratitude to the PDP for giving him the platform to serve as Vice President and contest for the presidency twice but said the party had “deviated” from its founding ideals.
Atiku’s latest defection marks at least the third time he has left the PDP since its formation in 1998. He previously left the party in 2006 to contest under the Action Congress (AC), returned in 2009, defected again to the APC in 2014 before returning to the PDP in 2017.
Morka’s statement appears to echo a long-standing criticism of Atiku as a political “nomad” whose multiple defections have often drawn accusations of political instability and opportunism. While supporters view him as a resilient democrat committed to the nation’s unity, critics within and outside the PDP have questioned his consistency and loyalty to party platforms.
As Nigeria gears up for the next electoral cycle, Atiku’s resignation and the APC’s scathing response add a new layer of drama to an already complex political landscape. It remains unclear whether Atiku will align with another political party, float a new platform, or retire from politics altogether.
In the meantime, the APC appears eager to capitalize on the moment, using Atiku’s exit from the PDP to reinforce its narrative that the former Vice President’s political journey has been more about personal ambition than national interest.
