- By Mohammed Danlami, Abuja
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the successful launch of the coalition movement on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) which took place in Abuja on Wednesday.
National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the APC, Felix Morka in a statement took a swipe at the drivers of the coalition, describing them as a collection of desperate and self-seeking politicians who believe that they must be in government at all times.
“In reality, it was an unveiling of a coalition of hoaxers and self-obsessed merchants of vendetta, a roll call of Nigeria’s me-or-nothing politicians, who equate their selfish interest with the interest of Nigerians, who cannot bear to be out of the corridors of power and patronage, who are desperate to grab power for themselves by guile and subterfuge, who lay claim to an immoral birthright to power, even while draped in odious record of betrayal of public trust, and rapacious public service”.
Morka further criticized the group, especially its National Chairman, Sen. David Mark, saying his speech was rather empty without saying anything that captures the interest of the people, but only rich “regurgitated and baseless allegations the APC-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu”.
The APC equally claimed that from the beginning to the end, Senator Mark did not say anything about the purpose of the coalition other than a cry for power to be given to them.
“One would have expected that, after months of vacillating between the devil and the deep blue sea, in search of a host platform, Senator Mark and his co-travelers would take Nigerians seriously enough by telling them what their coalition would do differently regarding the administration’s bold economic and sectoral policy reforms.
“What key alternative policy approaches would the coalition implement, and with what prospects of success compared to the high value and transformative impact of the administration’s reform policies? What exactly is the philosophical or ideological leaning of the coalition or its new party, aside from desperation for power at all cost, by all means necessary and unnecessary?
“Senator Mark’s speech was loud in its silence to these questions because himself and his coalition partners are disgracefully clueless, without a care or concern about Nigeria and Nigerians, only filled with wolfish quest for power for their own mendacious end”.
Morka also said that the coalition promoters think that Nigerians are gullible and uncritical, warning that to the contrary, Nigerians are highly perceptive and discerning and will not be deceived by a bunch of power mongers.
According to him, in their desperate effort to denigrate the government, the coalition failed to note and acknowledge the structural transformation of the nation’s economy, which he claimed has earned the applause of local and global economic experts.
“This desperation is the reason for their willful blindness to the massive structural transformation of our country’s economy that has earned the praise and admiration of local and global economic experts, and now delivering improved living conditions and benefits to our people – with GDP growth rate of 3.4%; with external reserves from $4billion in 2023 to excess $24billion in 2024; cleared backlog of forex debt and CBN ways and means; debt service-to-revenue ratio from about 99% to 40%; with initial reform-induced inflation spike upwards of 31% in 2024 now tampered to 22% in 2025 and still declining; with rapidly declining prices of basic commodities; and with our farmers earning more than they have ever earned”.
The APC assured Nigerians that while the coalition members remain preoccupied swimming in mud and throwing bricks, the administration of President Tinubu remains undisturbed and focused on building a stronger, enduring and more prosperous nation for all.
