The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told governors elected under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on their ailing party rather than asserting that the ruling All Progressives will lose the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement released on Monday, APC Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the PDP governors are “projecting their own doomed fate” while attempting to “mislead” Nigerians.
The PDP governors had met in Zamfara last week. Afterwards, they issued a communique to say the APC is a party without vision or direction, and one that faces imminent rejection in the next general election.
However, Morka said it is “laughable” that leaders of a party in “crisis and decline” would accuse others of lacking an agenda.
“The PDP has since collapsed and stands rejected by Nigerians,” he said.
“Rather than focus on rescuing their terminally ill party, the governors are wasting time hurling baseless accusations against the APC.”
Morka said the APC’s victory in the recent by-elections shows that President Bola Tinubu’s policies are resonating with Nigerians.
He added that the outcome is proof of the electorate’s confidence in the ruling party.
“It is infantile and irresponsible for PDP governors to hail democracy where they won and condemn it where they lost,” Morka said.
“Victories and defeats in elections cannot become the measure of credibility in our democratic process.”
The APC spokesperson said the ruling party’s wins in states controlled by opposition parties, including Zamfara, Adamawa and Kano, contradict PDP’s allegations of undemocratic practices.
The spokesperson added that voters supported APC candidates despite violence allegedly sponsored by opposition-controlled states.
Morka said the PDP governors should “eat the humble pie” and accept that Nigerians have rejected their party.
“These inept governors are in no position to dictate to Nigerians how to vote in 2027,” he said.
