APC Spokesman Dismisses Obi and Kwankwaso as Insincere, Exploiting Opportunities for Publicity

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The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has described opposition leaders Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and others as “unserious” over what he called 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.

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He was reacting to the reported defection of Obi and Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress to the Nigeria Democratic Congress on Sunday.

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Both 2023 presidential candidates cited multiple litigations within the ADC and a toxic political climate, which they accused the ruling party of inciting, as the main reasons for leaving the party they had joined just earlier this year.

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However, Morka dismissed the claims, insisting that the APC was not responsible for the crisis in opposition parties.

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He argued that Obi and Kwankwaso were merely seeking a convenient platform to secure presidential tickets.

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“The narrative has been that the APC is responsible for all of the turmoil we have witnessed in the opposition parties. Are we now suggesting that these events that played out in the last 48 hours were also engineered by the APC?

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“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.

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“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?

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“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.

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According to him, Obi had previously criticised politicians who switch parties for convenience but has now become an example of what he described as “nomadic movement.”

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He accused the former Anambra State governor of abandoning political parties whenever crises arise, arguing that such behaviour is not ideal for a presidential aspirant.

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Morka maintained that the APC has not caused instability within opposition parties, insisting they are responsible for their own internal problems.

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He added that the ruling party did not need to interfere in the ADC, which he described as a “self-prepared grenade” set to implode due to internal ambitions among its members.

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The APC chieftain also insisted that Nigeria is performing better under the APC-led government than many opposition figures had projected.

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Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, and Kwankwaso, a former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, received their NDC membership cards on Sunday amid cheers from supporters after a closed-door meeting with party leaders.

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They were welcomed into the party by former Bayelsa State Governor and national leader of the NDC, Seriake Dickson.

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The development comes amid ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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