Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress has launched a fierce attack on the African Democratic Congress, describing the opposition party as a collapsing political project filled with “confused, desperate and power-hungry politicians.”
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC did not just criticize the ADC, it practically ridiculed the entire party, claiming it was never a serious political force from the beginning. According to the ruling party, the ADC was built with weak foundations and was always going to self-destruct sooner or later.
The APC also pointed directly at the faction linked to David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola, accusing them of hijacking the party in a way that allegedly violated its own internal rules. In the APC’s view, that power struggle is exactly what pushed the ADC into the legal and leadership crisis now playing out in public.
This latest political jab is coming after Independent National Electoral Commission moved to remove the names of David Mark and Aregbesola from its portal, following the ongoing court-backed dispute over who truly controls the party. That single development has now become a huge embarrassment for a party many Nigerians were already watching closely as a possible coalition platform ahead of 2027.
And that is the real reason this story matters.
This is no longer just about one press statement or one political insult. It is about the image of the ADC at a very sensitive time. The party is trying to look like a serious alternative for big political names who may want to challenge the APC in 2027. But if it cannot even settle its own internal leadership crisis, then critics will keep using that as proof that it is not ready for national power.
That is exactly the angle the APC is pushing hard. Its message is simple: if ADC cannot organise itself, how can it organise Nigeria?
Still, Nigerians should also read this for what it is — politics. The APC is not attacking the ADC because it suddenly cares about internal party democracy. It is attacking because a fractured opposition is always easier to defeat. So while the ADC clearly has a real crisis on its hands, the APC is also enjoying the moment and trying to turn that confusion into a campaign weapon early.
At the end of the day, this is one of those moments where the opposition has to decide whether it truly wants to be taken seriously or whether it will keep giving the ruling party free ammunition.
Because in Nigerian politics, once your enemies start mocking your structure publicly, it means they have already sensed weakness.