2027: “ADC doing a good job crippling itself” – APC chides coalition party

The leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has chided the coalition party, the All Democratic Congress (ADC) and its leaders for their political misfortunes.

Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, in a statement said the ADC needs no external help as the coalition party is its own nemesis.

Morka stated that the ADC is doing a good job of crippling itself even before it has time to stand on its feet.

According to the ruling party’s spokesperson, the leaders of the ADC can be described as jesters who weaponise dark humour as a means to distract, deceive and disrupt in desperation for public sympathy.

Reacting to the recent alleged assassination attempt on Peter Obi, a chieftain of the ADC, Morka said the party is delusional for accusing members of the APC of any involvement in the incident.

Calling out members of the ADC for alleging that the ruling party is responsible for the attack on Obi even though relevant agencies have yet carry out an investigation on the matter, Morka said the coalition party has declared itself to be the accuser, investigator, prosecutor, and judge in its own cause.

He said, “Nigerians must wonder how a party that cannot manage a single incident with proper guidance, maturity, and in line with legal and constitutional process can be trusted to manage the complexities of Nigeria’s security environment.

“The ADC’s reference to “cases of acts of terrorism by the ruling APC against our party”, in its presser, is reckless and unjustifiable. This characterisation only reveals the ADC and its leaders as a confused bunch, desperate to whip up sentiments and curry public sympathy at all costs.  It’s a flippant accusation that clearly shows that the ADC is out of touch with the prevailing realities of the country’s war on terror, and insensitive to the patriotic sacrifices of our troops on the frontlines in defence of our lives and liberty,” Morka noted.

While clearly stating that no form of violence should be tolerated in the political space, the AOC spokesperson said the attack on Obi is condemnable.

“Our great Party roundly condemns the reported shooting incident in Edo state. We call on police and other law enforcement authorities to carry out an expeditious investigation into the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.

“Investigation of this incident should begin with a thorough scrutiny of the ADC, its leaders and members as prime suspects. As a party of leaders without members, the ADC is overrun by internal leadership and cult-like supremacy struggles,” he said.

Further stating that the APC has no hand in the violence that rocked the ADC, Morka also called on security agencies to focus on investigating reported clashes between faction members of the party in the past.

“We are too busy taking stock of our recent big wins in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) municipal elections, and the Rivers and Kano states constituency elections to pay any attention to a fringe and inconsequential meeting of ADC political wanderers in Edo state.

“The ADC should be just as busy trying to fathom its back-to-back dismal and disgraceful performance in previous and recent by-elections in the country despite its nuisance rants,” he added.