Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has been expelled from a political support group following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Atiku Haske Organisation announced his expulsion after rejecting his directive asking members of the group to defect to the APC and support President Bola Tinubu.
The group made it clear that Abba has no authority to decide its political direction or issue instructions on its behalf.
In a statement released in Abuja on Sunday, the initiator and convener of the organisation, Mai Nagge Bakari, said Abba was never the founder of the group and did not have any leadership position that gave him such powers.
According to Bakari, Abba was only invited to associate with the organisation and had no control over its affairs.
“We founded the Atiku Haske Organisation and merely invited Abba to join the group. He has neither contributed a naira to the activities of the organisation nor possesses its certificate of registration.”
Bakari added that the group was under no obligation to obey any directive issued by Abba.
“We are therefore under no obligation to adhere to any directive issued by him. On the contrary, he is subject to our regulations and has fallen short of our expectations. He has accordingly been dismissed as a member,” he said.
The organisation also rejected Abba’s call for members to defect to the APC and for the group to be renamed the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation.
It insisted that its members had collectively agreed to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where Atiku Abubakar is expected to pursue his 2027 presidential ambition.
The group described Abba’s action as a clear violation of its resolutions, values, and internal agreements.
“The Atiku Haske Organisation is not a party to, nor interested in, defecting to any political party other than the African Democratic Congress,” the statement said.
“We were formerly in the PDP and resolved collectively to move to the ADC.”
Bakari declared Abba’s directive null and void, stressing that it had no effect on the organisation.
“What Abba has done is contrary to our resolutions, values and principles, and he is hereby expelled from the organisation,” he stated.
The group also reaffirmed its loyalty to Atiku Abubakar, describing him as the best political figure to represent its ideals and future plans.
“We remain resolute in our conviction that His Excellency Atiku Abubakar is the best candidate to advance our objectives,” the statement added.
It further challenged Abba to form his own political group if he wished to pursue a different agenda and warned him against presenting himself as a member of the organisation.
“The directive issued by Abba is a nullity and is dead on arrival,” the group said.
Abba had earlier announced his defection to the APC on Thursday at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
He was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, alongside other APC leaders from the North-East.
During the event, Abba pledged his support for President Tinubu’s second-term ambition and praised the leadership style of Senator Barau.
He also directed members of his political structure, the Haske Atiku Organisation founded in 2022, to join the APC and mobilise support for the Renewed Hope Agenda.
Following his defection, the group aligned with him was reportedly renamed the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation, signalling its support for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.