APC Chieftain Declares Atiku’s ADC Strategy the “Most Foolish Thing”
A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ayekooto Akindele, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of exploiting the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a vehicle to block a southern presidential term. In a Facebook post, Akindele argued that the ADC was deliberately crafted to return power to the North after the combined eight‑year tenure of Muhammadu Buhari and the four‑year administration of Bola Tinubu.
Critique of Peter Obi’s Party Moves
Akindele also took aim at Peter Obi, the former Anambra State governor and Labour Party standard‑bearer. He dismissed claims that Obi acted wisely by skipping the ADC presidential primary, stating instead that Obi’s decision to first join the ADC, then leave for another platform, revealed a lack of political foresight.
According to the APC chieftain, the most foolish act a politician can commit is to remain unaware from the outset that the ADC was being used by Atiku to truncate southern presidential aspirations. He wrote:
“The most foolish ignorance of any politician is not to know from the beginning that ADC was Atiku’s vehicle to truncate the Southern presidential term.”
Akindele further noted that Atiku had previously attempted to achieve the same northern‑power objective through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but failed, prompting the shift to the ADC.
Praise for Alex Otti’s Decision
In contrast, Akindele lauded Abia State Governor Alex Otti for refusing to follow the same path. He asserted that Otti’s avoidance of the ADC demonstrated sound political judgment, whereas Obi’s movement from the Labour Party to the ADC and subsequently to the New Democratic Congress (NDC) illustrated poor decision‑making.
He concluded:
“So, Obi would have been wise if he hadn’t joined ADC at all. And the most foolish thing he did was to decamp from LP and he ended up in NDC. This clearly shows that Alex Otti is a sensible man and Peter Obi is a foolish man to the core.”
The remarks come amid ongoing political realignments as various opposition figures and groups explore new alliances ahead of the 2027 general election. Atiku Abubakar, who served as the PDP presidential candidate in both 2019 and 2023, continues to be a central figure in Nigeria’s opposition landscape.
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