The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for advocating the merger of opposition political parties.
The ruling party suggested that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should prioritize resolving its internal party conflicts instead.
Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, made the call for opposition parties to unite against the APC during a meeting with the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Abuja.
He expressed concerns about Nigeria’s potential transformation into a one-party state and emphasized that a strong coalition could counteract the perceived erosion of democratic values.
In response, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, issued a statement on Wednesday titled ‘Atiku, APC is strengthening democracy, not stifling it.’ Morka commented that the former Vice President seemed to be grappling with the reality of his defeat in the presidential poll.
He said, “It is pitiful that a statesman of Atiku’s standing would so easily conflate the wide acceptance of our great party among Nigerians with his irrational fear of one-party dictatorship. Perhaps, the Turakin Adamawa needs to be reminded that Nigerians are highly percipient and can differentiate between political deviance of the PDP and demonstrable commitment of the APC to deepening democracy and fostering our common good.
Morka stated that Atiku and his party should concentrate on repairing the damaged reputation of the PDP and address its lingering internal crisis.