Posted by Samuel on Fri 16th Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
Okai was specifically reacting to the decision of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son, Abba, to join the ruling party on Thursday.
Austin Okai, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has explained why Nigerians should support the party, even though some of its leaders’ children are in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Okai was specifically reacting to the decision of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son, Abba, to join the ruling party on Thursday.
Recall that Bello El-Rufai, son of another ADC leader and former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai is also in APC.
Reacting, Okai said in a Facebook post on Friday that Nigerians should rally behind the party because it has proven that “freedom of choice still matters”
According to him, “ADC is not a family franchise or a closed club. It is a truly democratic platform where conviction, not bloodline, determines your political home.
“In a country used to forced loyalty and political inheritance, ADC is proving that freedom of choice still matters, and that is exactly why Nigerians should rally behind it”.