The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition as a hollow display of desperation and self-interest.
In a statement on Thursday, Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, said the event, which took place in Abuja on Wednesday, was a “gasping whimper” rather than the “roar” its promoters had promised.
Morka accused the coalition’s leaders of being “hoaxers and self-obsessed merchants of vendetta” driven by selfish political ambition.
He said the ADC’s unveiling was nothing more than “a roll call of Nigeria’s me-or-nothing politicians” who are desperate to return to power through “guile and subterfuge”.
“Not surprisingly, the speech delivered by Senator David Mark, the alleged national chairman of ADC, was disgracefully vacant, without substance or purpose, nothing but stitches of untruths, diatribe, and regurgitated and baseless allegations against the APC-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement reads.
Morka said Mark failed to offer Nigerians any clear alternative to the policies of the Tinubu administration or articulate the philosophical foundation of the coalition.
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“From beginning to end, Senator Mark said nothing about the purpose of the so-called coalition other than a loud declaration of desperation for power,” he said.
He explained that the coalition leaders assume that Nigerians are gullible, noting that the citizens are “highly perceptive and discerning” and will not be fooled.
Morka said the APC remains focused on building a stronger country and highlighted what he called the transformative achievements of the Tinubu-led government.
“What value does the coalition bring to Nigerians? Why should any Nigerian be concerned about a coalition of a bunch of egotistical maniacs for whom power and patronage are the oxygen on which their lives depend?”
Morka added that the APC would not be distracted by “a coalition of noise” but would continue to build “a stronger, enduring and more prosperous nation”.
Meanwhile on Thursday, Leke Abejide, a member of the house of representatives and chieftain of the ADC, said the coalition is doomed to fail.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Abejide, who represents Yagba federal constituency in Kogi, described himself as the face and financier of the ADC.
