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The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has questioned the democratic credentials of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, saying neither played a significant role in Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle that led to the current democratic dispensation.


In a statement on Wednesday, Lagos APC Spokesman Seye Oladejo said Atiku and Obi, who recently positioned themselves as moral arbiters of Nigeria’s democracy, were absent when others faced detention, exile, intimidation, loss of livelihood, and death in the fight against military rule.

The statement read in part:

“The Lagos State Chapter of the APC finds it imperative to interrogate—the so-called democratic credentials of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, who have anointed themselves as the conscience of Nigeria’s democracy. Democracy is sustained by consistency, sacrifice, respect for institutions, and fidelity to the will of the people—not by selective outrage, convenience-driven alliances, or transactional politics.”

The party criticized Obi’s political trajectory, describing his movement across multiple political platforms as opportunistic rather than ideologically driven. It also condemned Atiku for navigating various political parties in his bid for the presidency, calling his actions “ambition without ideological anchor.”

“Democracy is not strengthened by serial defections, nor preserved by treating political parties as mere vehicles of convenience. Alliances forged by bitterness, entitlement, and desperation are not democratic alternatives,” the statement added.

The Lagos APC further urged Nigerians to evaluate leaders based on respect for democratic processes and institutional loyalty rather than protest after losing elections. The party emphasized that the electorate deserves clarity and statesmanship, not ambition disguised as moral authority.

“Both gladiators are hereby encouraged to accept this as an open challenge and present their democratic credentials to the discerning Nigerian public—devoid of fairytales,” the statement concluded.

treesun:
Lagos – The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has questioned the democratic credentials of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, saying neither played a significant role in Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle that led to the current democratic dispensation.


In a statement on Wednesday, Lagos APC Spokesman Seye Oladejo said Atiku and Obi, who recently positioned themselves as moral arbiters of Nigeria’s democracy, were absent when others faced detention, exile, intimidation, loss of livelihood, and death in the fight against military rule.



The statement read in part:

“The Lagos State Chapter of the APC finds it imperative to interrogate—the so-called democratic credentials of Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, who have anointed themselves as the conscience of Nigeria’s democracy. Democracy is sustained by consistency, sacrifice, respect for institutions, and fidelity to the will of the people—not by selective outrage, convenience-driven alliances, or transactional politics.”


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The party criticized Obi’s political trajectory, describing his movement across multiple political platforms as opportunistic rather than ideologically driven. It also condemned Atiku for navigating various political parties in his bid for the presidency, calling his actions “ambition without ideological anchor.”


“Democracy is not strengthened by serial defections, nor preserved by treating political parties as mere vehicles of convenience. Alliances forged by bitterness, entitlement, and desperation are not democratic alternatives,” the statement added.

The Lagos APC further urged Nigerians to evaluate leaders based on respect for democratic processes and institutional loyalty rather than protest after losing elections. The party emphasized that the electorate deserves clarity and statesmanship, not ambition disguised as moral authority.

“Both gladiators are hereby encouraged to accept this as an open challenge and present their democratic credentials to the discerning Nigerian public—devoid of fairytales,” the statement concluded.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/democracy-not-built-on-serial-defections-apc-tells-atiku-obi/

HacheNoire:
Well said!

Serial political prostitutes are a threat to democracy.

HacheNoire:
Well said!

Serial political prostitutes are a threat to democracy.

Ofunaofu:
Democracy cannot be built and strengthen by a drug bárón, forger, identity thiéf and buccanééring power grabber

Emekaonline:
And certainly not by a looter and fraudster tha laundered his state commonwealth to foreign land as exposed in Pandora Papers

treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/democracy-not-built-on-serial-defections-apc-tells-atiku-obi/

Emekaonline:
And certainly not by a looter and fraudster tha laundered his state commonwealth to foreign land as exposed in Pandora Papers

Seeplusplus:
Tinubu is many bad things but he stood with what he believed in politically all these while, leading an opposition party that went on to defeat a sitting president.

Atiku and Obi meanwhile, don't have anything they stand for. Always hopping from one party to the other in search of a ticket. Unfortunately for Atiku, it is that jumping up and down that has caused him his many defeats. Tinubu can deceive Atiku to join the APC by simply promising him ticket. Atiku is not a presidential material. Such poor vision. It's always about getting the ticket for him. He has gotten it at least three times and nothing came out of it.

Now Obi is towing the same path. From APGA, to PDP, to ELLUPEE, to ADC.

One or both of them will lose the primary, where will the person go next?

Omo Atiku is too useless and overrated I swear. E pain me say I vote am 2019 and 2023.
Obi no get content normally, just social media sympathy and religious card

Believeintruth:
Tinubu didn't stand for any.beliefs or principles. He only bidded his time and saw an opportunity to grab power in Buhari. He amassed wealth from holding on to Lagos and used it as his war chest to grab power. There was no ideal here, if truly there was an ideal it would manifest in the direction of the government. But so far there is no focus.

Richtaiwo:
Watching those fraudster hop from party to party is like observing a confused grasshopper on caffeine, jumping endlessly, going nowhere, and calling it strategy. If desperation had a mascot, it would be wearing campaign badges from five different parties at once.

Nigerians have long outgrown this brand of political gimmicks, the kind that always arrives hand-in-hand with fairy tales and outright fabrications, expertly narrated by the Agulu high priest. Instead of calmly presenting credible antecedents to justify their ambitions, they prefer frantic marathons across the political landscape, fueled by lies, noise, and empty moral posturing.

Ask them a simple question, why should Nigerians vote them? You won’t get answers. No record. No substance. What you’ll get instead is an invasion by unintelligent, paid online rodents, squeaking insults, foaming at the mouth, and dragging your entire ancestry into their intellectual meltdown.