The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has described Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and other opposition leaders as “unserious” over their frequent changes of political parties.
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Morka made the remarks on Monday while appearing as a guest on The Morning Brief on Channels Television.
Morka made the remarks on Monday while appearing as a guest on The Morning Brief on Channels Television.
He was reacting to the defection of Obi and Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday.
Both opposition leaders had cited a plethora of litigations within the ADC, which they accused the ruling party of inciting, as the major reason for leaving the party they joined barely a few months ago.
However, Morka dismissed the claims, insisting that the APC was not responsible for the crisis in opposition parties. He argued that Obi and Kwankwaso were merely seeking a convenient platform where they could easily secure presidential tickets.
“The narrative has been that the APC is responsible for all of the turmoil we have witnessed in the opposition parties. Are we now to also suggesting that these events that played out in the last 48 hours were also engineered by the APC?
“Maybe someone would actually do that with a bold face to say that maybe the APC did something to cause Peter Obi and Kwankwaso to abandon the ADC into their new party.
“These fellows are very unserious and I don’t know how anyone takes them that seriously. These are opposition figures who ought to be concerned about enacting a blueprint for an alternative vision of governance in this country. What are they doing?
“They are busy just running from pillar to post, looking for a cheap, inexpensive, maybe even free platform to offer them the presidential ticket on a platter of gold. These are individuals who have demonstrated almost as though it is engrained in their DNA to never remain to solve problems,” Morka said.
According to him, Obi had previously condemned politicians who move from one party to another in search of convenient positions, but has now become an example of what he described as “nomadic movement.”
He accused the former Anambra State governor of always leaving whenever there is a problem in any party he belongs to, arguing that such a pattern is not ideal for someone aspiring to become president.
Morka maintained that the APC has not caused any problems within opposition parties, insisting that they are the architects of their own misfortunes.
He added that the ruling party did not need to interfere in the ADC, describing it as a “self-prepared grenade” ripe for implosion due to what he called irreconcilable ambitions among its members.
The APC chieftain also insisted that Nigeria is doing better under his party than many opposition figures had projected.
Meanwhile, Channels Television reported that Obi and Kwankwaso formally joined the NDC on Sunday.
Obi, who was the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), and Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), received their NDC membership cards amid cheers from supporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with party leaders.
They were welcomed into the party by a former Governor of Bayelsa State and national leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson.
The development comes amid ongoing political realignments among opposition figures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
