Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and current lawmaker representing Edo North, has questioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s capacity to govern Nigeria.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oshiomhole argued that Atiku’s failure to stabilise and lead the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualifies him from claiming he can address the country’s challenges.

“If Atiku, as a former vice president under PDP, could not fix PDP, he could not reconstruct it, he could not provide leadership and use his influence which he had built, how can you lay claim to fix Nigeria?” Oshiomhole said.

The comments came shortly after Atiku formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a coalition-backed party he is expected to work with ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku confirmed his defection on X, posting a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the caption: “It’s official.”

Oshiomhole also revisited Atiku’s earlier departure from the APC, asserting that the former vice president left the party after failing to secure its presidential ticket.

“He was once a member of the APC. He left because he lost the party’s presidential ticket. He went back to the PDP. He’s so much in love with the PDP at least for the purpose of contesting election. He could not build PDP. So, if Atiku can’t build PDP that made him Vice President, he can’t fix Nigeria,” Oshiomhole added.

Atiku resigned from the PDP in July following prolonged internal crises within the party, and his move to the ADC signals a new phase in his political journey ahead of the 2027 elections.