Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has released a statement defending what he described his son’s “entirely personal” decision joining the All Progressives Congress, to mobilize support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
The statement shared on his X account, Atiku wrote, “In a democracy, such choices are neither unusual nor alarming, even when family and politics intersect.
“As a democrat, I do not coerce my own children in matters of conscience, and I certainly will not coerce Nigerians.
“What truly concerns me is the poor governance of the APC and the severe economic and social hardships it has imposed on our people.
AAbba Abubakar Atiku also renamed the political group he founded to Haske Bola Tinubu Organinsation which was set up in 2022 as Atiku Haske organisation.
Abba was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the National Vice Chairman of the APC, North East, Mustafa Salihu, Thursday evening, in Abuja.
