Atiku\u2019s decision to pick up an ADC membership card at 80 is the perfect climax to a political career defined by ceaseless desperation, chronic restlessness, and an incurable addiction to party-hopping.<\/p>\n
Nigerians are laughing – and rightly so.
\nBecause the question writes itself:<\/p>\n
What exactly is Atiku still looking for at 80?<\/p>\n
Power? Relevance? Closure? Or simply another party to scatter?<\/p>\n
This is a man who has:
\n\u2022 Worn more political jerseys than a veteran footballer on a farewell tour;
\n\u2022 Contested presidential elections like a man chasing a debt, not a mandate;
\n\u2022 Abandoned allies, parties, and principles at the slightest inconvenience;
\n\u2022 Spent decades auditioning for a job Nigerians have repeatedly told him he cannot have.<\/p>\n
Atiku\u2019s latest jump into ADC is not strategy – it is survival.
\nIt is not reinvention – it is expiration disguised as relevance.
\nIt is not courage – it is panic.<\/p>\n
A Man Who Couldn\u2019t Fix PDP Wants to Fix Nigeria? Please.<\/p>\n
Here is a man who split the PDP into pieces, fought governors, disrespected party elders, weaponised internal chaos, and plunged the party into the worst existential crisis of its life – only to now run away like a burglar leaving a ransacked house.<\/p>\n
And now, at 80 years old, he wants to start again?<\/p>\n
Start what, exactly?
\nAnother round of confusion?
\nAnother failed presidential bid?
\nAnother national distraction?<\/p>\n
Atiku\u2019s Political GPS Has No \u2018Home\u2019<\/p>\n
From PDP \u2192 AC \u2192 PDP \u2192 APC \u2192 PDP \u2192 now ADC\u2026
\nEven Google Maps is confused.
\nEven his supporters can\u2019t keep up.<\/p>\n
This is not political mobility.
\nThis is a man fleeing from his own shadow.<\/p>\n
A Debt He Owes but Has Never Paid<\/p>\n
And let it be said without ambiguity:
\nAt this point in time, Atiku should be remorseful and seek the forgiveness of the very party that gave him so much, only to receive next to nothing in return.<\/p>\n
The truth is simple and painful:<\/p>\n
Atiku should be told that Nigeria owes him nothing.<\/p>\n
On the contrary, he owes Nigeria everything – needless to refer to his years in public service and political office.<\/p>\n
He built nothing.
\nHe united no one.
\nHe stabilized nothing.
\nYet he continues to behave like a man to whom the country is indebted.<\/p>\n
Nigeria lifted Atiku; Atiku contributed to Nigeria\u2019s political instability.
\nThat is the real scorecard.<\/p>\n
Nigeria Has Moved On – Atiku Has Not<\/p>\n
While President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is rebuilding the economy, restoring investor confidence, reshaping national security architecture, and opening new frontiers of development, Atiku is busy collecting membership cards like souvenirs.<\/p>\n
Leadership is not a retirement hobby.
\nNigeria is not a consolation prize for serial losers.
\nThe presidency is not a raffle draw.<\/p>\n
The Harsh Truth Atiku Refuses to Face<\/p>\n
Atiku\u2019s political relevance expired before some of today\u2019s voters were even born.
\n2027 is not calling his name.
\nThe Nigerian electorate has rejected him repeatedly and conclusively.<\/p>\n
What he is doing now is not ambition –
\nIt is political restlessness bordering on national disturbance.<\/p>\n
Lagos APC Final Word<\/p>\n
At 80, what Nigeria expects from Atiku is:
\n\u2022 A memoir,
\n\u2022 A rocking chair,
\n\u2022 And a quiet retirement.<\/p>\n
Not another round of presidential hallucinations or party-scavenging adventures.<\/p>\n
Nigeria is under steady, courageous leadership today.
\nThe era of political tourists and professional defectors is over.<\/p>\n
Let Atiku enjoy his ADC card.
\nIt will end exactly like all the others –
\nin defeat, in confusion, and in another defection – perhaps this time to oblivion.<\/p>\n
Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo.
\nLagos APC Spokesman
\n25\/11\/25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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