APC Tells ADC to Resolve Internal Crisis, Stop Blaming Ruling Party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to resolve its internal leadership crisis rather than blame the ruling party for its recent legal setbacks.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the party had no involvement in the legal dispute that led to the removal of the David Mark-led ADC leadership.

Morka, in a statement issued on Friday, November 6, in Abuja, accused the ADC faction of discrediting the judiciary whenever court decisions went against it while praising the courts when judgments favoured its interests.

He maintained that the dispute was an internal ADC matter, arising from a legal challenge instituted by some national officers of the party over the emergence of the David Mark-led leadership.

According to him, the APC was neither a party to the case nor involved in the judicial process that produced the judgment.

Morka said the Federal High Court judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu, which removed the David Mark-led leadership and nullified its official actions, including its primary election processes and outcomes, was a consequence of the party’s alleged disregard for its internal democratic procedures and the rule of law.

He accused the ADC leadership of attempting to shift responsibility for its internal crisis by promoting conspiracy theories and attacking the ruling party and the judiciary.

The APC spokesman urged the ADC to seek redress through the appellate courts if dissatisfied with the judgment rather than engage in what he described as partisan attacks and statements capable of inciting disorder.

He also questioned the ADC’s capacity to provide effective leadership at the national level, arguing that a party unable to resolve its internal disputes could not be trusted to govern the country.

Morka, however, reaffirmed the APC’s commitment to protecting Nigeria’s democracy, upholding the rule of law and supporting the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

He said the ruling party remained undeterred by what he described as the ADC’s irresponsible rhetoric.