Amid the wave of high-profile defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC), together with the shock defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has redirected the controversy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, stating that he’s greatest suited to writer a guide on political defection in Nigeria.
Oshiomhole, a former Edo State Governor and ex-national chairman of the APC, made the remarks throughout an interview on Channels Tv whereas responding to considerations over the current inflow of politicians into the ruling celebration.
In a pointed critique, Oshiomhole recalled Atiku’s political trajectory, emphasizing that the previous vice chairman was probably the most notable determine in Nigeria’s defection historical past.
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“Let me remind you that those that began defection, the preferred one within the historical past of Nigeria, is His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar,” Oshiomhole stated.
“As a sitting Vice President, he decamped from the PDP to ACN, which is now a part of the APC. Was he coerced by ACN, led then by Bola Tinubu, a non-state actor at the moment?”
Oshiomhole dismissed the narrative that politicians should defect to the APC to stay related or win elections. Drawing from his personal political historical past, he famous, “I ran my election as opposition—two occasions.
In 2007, the PDP rigged me out. I went to courtroom. I fought them and I gained. And in 2012, I went for a rerun, and I gained. So I perceive the that means of opposition.”
He additional argued that in conditions the place inside celebration conflicts hinder governance, the structure permits political realignment. “Even the Nigerian structure acknowledges, in case your celebration is in tatters… quite than spend state time on celebration points, you [may] transfer,” he added.
In response to the senator, Atiku’s a number of celebration switches over time—from the PDP to ACN, again to PDP, and later to the APC to contest in opposition to Muhammadu Buhari—underscore a deeper perception into the motivations behind political defections.
“I believe one of the best one that can write a guide on why folks decamp must be the previous Vice President,” Oshiomhole acknowledged. “It might be good to ask him: as a sitting Vice President, why did you permit your celebration?”
Oshiomhole’s remarks come amid rising scrutiny of Nigeria’s political panorama, the place ideological loyalty is usually overshadowed by strategic realignments and shifting alliances forward of elections.
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