Breaking: Atiku finally breaks silence as his running mate in 2023 election Okowa dumps PDP, defects to APC

• Atiku Abubakar said helium has been overwhelmed with inquiries from acrophobic Nigerians, each anxious to recognize his presumption connected the latest governmental shifts successful the country
• Legit.ng recalls that Delta governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; and the enactment and rank of the PDP successful the authorities defected to the APC connected Wednesday, April 23, 2025
• In a statement, Atiku clarified that the 2027 predetermination "is not APC versus PDP, oregon LP versus APC"

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Asaba, Delta authorities - Atiku Abubakar, the statesmanlike campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful the 2023 election, connected Friday, April 25, 2025, said the latest defectors from Delta authorities are wrong their rights.

In a property merchandise obtained by Legit.ng, Atiku asserted that "freedom of relation and look are not optional successful a ideology — they are cardinal rights".

Atiku says helium bears nary grudge against anyone pursuing notable defections, particularly successful Delta state. Photos credit: @renoomokri
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'Delta defections: Politicians person close to move' - Atiku

Recall successful a determination that amazed many, Okowa, on with his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the lawman governor, Monday Onyeme; and different apical Delta authorities authorities officials, defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) connected Wednesday, April 23.

In the aforesaid vein, Kano South Senator Kawu Sumaila resigned from the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and is acceptable to articulation the APC.

Sumaila did not notation the enactment helium is joining portion announcing his resignation from the NNPP, but helium is expected to rejoin the absorption APC successful Kano aft months of speculation and a enactment situation successful the NNPP successful the north-west geopolitical zone.

The national lawmaker said the determination was driven by his “unwavering committedness to the payment of his constituents.

But reacting to the defections and the PDP's losses via a connection helium personally signed, Atiku said helium holds "no grudges against anyone for exercising their close to governmental alignment".

He said:

"Defections, alliances, and realignments are portion and parcel of antiauthoritarian politics. We’ve seen them before, and we’ll spot them again."

2027 election: Again, Atiku blasts Tinubu's govt

On the coming 2027 election, Atiku asked Nigerians to cull the Bola Tinubu medication due to the fact that it "has plunged the federation into untold suffering."

Atiku said:

"The system is successful freefall. Inflation is choking the masses. Jobs are vanishing. Youth restiveness is surging to terrifying levels. Nigerians are not conscionable bushed — they are angry, and rightfully so."

The statesmanlike hopeful concluded:

"The Tinubu medication has nary achievements to basal on, nary credible grounds to defend. Its lone strategy is chaos and division, due to the fact that that’s the past refuge of the incompetent. And marque nary mistake— an incompetent skipper does not lone wreck his ship; helium endangers the lives of everyone connected board."

Atiku asks Tinubu to state authorities of exigency connected presidency

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Atiku asserted that "Nigeria is successful a full-blown authorities of emergency".

Atiku criticised Tinubu connected his overseas trip, stating that mindless killings are ongoing successful Nigeria — particularly successful the northcentral geopolitical zone.

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Source: Legit.ng