The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the opposition party as a ‘coalition of Nigeria’s most inept politicians’ amid claims of alleged plots by President Bola Tinubu to destabilise the opposition alliance.
The APC, in a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, dismissed the accusations as phantom lies, saying the ADC is battling internal disarray and simply looking for scapegoats.
In the statement signed by the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the ruling party said the ADC is projecting its internal cracks on others.
“The ADC is drowning in its own confusion and needs no help from our great party to unravel,” Morka stated.
The party maintained that neither the APC nor President Tinubu has any interest in interfering with a coalition it sees as fundamentally weak and politically disorganised.
The APC described the ADC’s recent accusations as typical of a party looking to deflect attention from its lack of direction and coherence.
“These are phantom lies fabricated to mask their own ineptitude. Rather than blaming external forces, the ADC should look inward,” Morka added.
Naijaonpoint reports that the ADC, which was recently adopted as the official platform of a new opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, had accused Tinubu of orchestrating moves to destabilise opposition ranks, a claim the APC now firmly denies.
Several opposition heavyweights, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, and Rauf Aregbesola, were reportedly present at the coalition’s unveiling event in Abuja.
But the APC has brushed off the alliance, insisting it poses no threat to its political dominance.
Below is the official statement from the APC on Tuesday.
