₦airaland Forum

By Luminous Jannamike


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has yet to formally complete his move to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week, a close source has revealed.

The delay appears to be deliberate, with Atiku reportedly planning to carry out the registration in person rather than through a representative.

Speaking in confidence to Vanguard in Abuja last night, the source explained that Atiku’s recent travels were the main reason for the hold-up.

“He returned to Nigeria for the burial of the late President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, coming straight from a business trip abroad. From Daura, he travelled back overseas for a planned two-week break,” the source said.

The source added that joining a new party—especially for a figure of Atiku’s stature—requires his physical presence.

“For someone as high-profile as His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, people need to physically see him picking up his membership card and completing the formalities. Once he returns from his break, that’s one of the first major things he is expected to do,” the source explained.

He also noted that Atiku understands the symbolic importance of the move, which could shape political alliances and public perception ahead of the 2027 elections.

Asked about the likely timing, the source said the registration would likely be planned for maximum media visibility and political impact.

Although the exact date remains unconfirmed, the source insisted that the move is imminent and that Atiku’s formal entry into the ADC will signal a major new chapter in opposition politics

MufasaLion:
He will contest again and still lose. However, he'll be the flag-bearing candidate of ADC. Obi has lost his spot in LP and can never secure a presidential candidacy spot in ADC.

MufasaLion:
He will contest again and still lose. However, he'll be the flag-bearing candidate of ADC. Obi has lost his spot in LP and can never secure a presidential candidacy spot in ADC.

MufasaLion:
He will contest again and still lose. However, he'll be the flag-bearing candidate of ADC. Obi has lost his spot in LP and can never secure a presidential candidacy spot in ADC.

Juniorbrother:
He simply wants to be the presidential aspirant in ADC. So he is doing his calculations properly before joining the party.

seborrhic:
An 80year old man not wanting to accept the fact he can't ever be president.
If Atiku so loves Nigeria he should allign behind Obi and play the role of a godfather and the nature of politics everyone would understand if he gets to have a say in some Obi's appointments.That's the price every politician must be ready to pay if you must wrestle power,ready to dine and concede some posts to someone you wouldn't ordinary want to.
Atiku doesn't have a path to the presidency:he would lose the entire SE to Obi,even if he makes the fatal mistake of being his vice;he would lose Lagos,Abuja,Kano,Katsina,the entire NE and almost the entire SW now that Adeleke wants to port and Oyo governor has his own ambitions.
Wike would easily rig him out of the core SS states of Rivers,Delta and Akwa Ibom with massive margins.So where will he get the votes?
But here is Obi's path:the entire SE,at least half SS,including Rivers if Wike's rigging machine there can be stopped,viz Edo,Delta,Cross Rivers,maybe Akwa Ibom.
Obi would win Lagos and Abuja again
He wins Taraba,Benue,Nassarawa,Taraba,Plateau with significant votes in Kano,Kaduna.
The margin of Tinubu's victories in the SW states wiped out by those of Obi in SE.
So vote tallies would be tied,leaving the deciding states to be those of Katsina,Bauchi,Yobe,Borno, and this is where Atiku's support can tip the margins not for votes per se but to use his financial muscle to prevent manufacture of large margins in such states that would tip the election to Tinubu
Why would any reasonable person vote Atiku,the devil you don't know,in place of the devil you already know in Tinubu,if Obi is not on the ballot,knowing Atiku's path is almost non existent and his presidency risky?

Irupetepete:
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