Atiku replies Lagos APC tantrum, asks it to ‘worry about age of your leaders’

By Lateef Ibrahim

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), against worrying about his political choices, stressing that it should be more concerned about the true identity and age of its leaders.
Atiku said the APC in Lagos State showed hypocrisy, selective amnesia, and intellectual laziness by mocking him over his decision to officially join the African Democratic Congress, (ADC).
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Atiku insisted that his political relevance is not in question.
According to Atiku: “The attention of the Atiku Media Office has been drawn to yet another hollow, ill-considered statement issued by the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wherein its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, attempted to mock former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC). As usual, the Lagos APC displayed its trademark hypocrisy, selective amnesia, and intellectual laziness.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku Abubakar’s political journey is public, transparent, and fully documented. His age is known, his parents are known, his educational records are intact, and his public life can be traced from childhood to national prominence without the need for forensic experts, private investigators, or sworn affidavits to reconcile conflicting identities.
“This already places him miles ahead of their paymaster who, by all reasonable public evidence, is well past 90, yet insists on clinging to power and is already scheming for a second term. If Atiku, a far healthier, mentally sharper, and globally respected statesman, is “too old” to aspire at 79, then what do we call a visibly frail leader whose true age remains one of the country’s best-kept mysteries?
“The APC cannot, on one hand, enable a man who has switched names, ages, origins, and educational histories, yet on the other hand attack Atiku for making strategic political moves within a democratic system. Party mobility is not a crime; identity fraud is.
“Atiku’s decision to collaborate with the ADC is driven by conviction, nation-building, and a shared democratic vision—not desperation. Only those accustomed to treating political parties as private estates will find such collaboration confusing.”
He charged the Lagos APC to stop pretending to be concerned about Nigeria’s future, noting that their real fear is simple and understandable.
“Atiku Abubakar remains the single most formidable, experienced, and prepared leader in the country today. His moral stamina, political clarity, and national acceptance continue to expose the emptiness of the APC’s propaganda and the illegitimacy of the regime they serve.”