APC Spokesman Claims Peoples Democratic Party Has Ceased to Function Following Wave of High Profile Defections

APC spokesman Felix Morka claims the PDP is incapable of functioning due to internal dysfunction. Read his analysis of the recent wave of political defections.

By: AXL Media

Published: Mar 16, 2026, 10:13 AM EDT

Source: The information in this article was sourced from Politics Nigeria

Ruling Party Declares Opposition Structure Beyond Repair

The All Progressives Congress has issued a scathing assessment of the country’s primary opposition, asserting that the Peoples Democratic Party has lost its fundamental identity as a political organization. During a televised address on Arise Television, APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka stated that the opposition is no longer able to function effectively in the current political climate. This declaration follows a significant trend of defections, which the ruling party views as a terminal symptom of the internal crises that have fractured the opposition’s leadership and weakened its organizational framework.

Internal Dysfunction Cited as Catalyst for Member Exodus

According to the ruling party’s spokesperson, the recent wave of departures from the opposition camp is driven by a deep-seated inability of the PDP to manage its own affairs. Morka argued that the party’s internal dysfunction has reached a point where it can no longer offer its members a credible or actionable platform to pursue their political careers. This administrative paralysis has reportedly left many politicians with no choice but to seek a more stable environment, leading them to abandon their former affiliations in favor of the ruling party’s more cohesive structure.

Defections Framed as Endorsement of Ruling Party Strength

The APC has moved to frame the influx of new members not as a deliberate attempt to undermine the opposition, but as a voluntary endorsement of its own success. According to Morka, the decision of politicians to cross the carpet is a statement that the ruling party offers a superior political environment that the opposition simply cannot replicate. He maintained that the APC should not be blamed for its attractiveness to ambitious politicians, asserting that the party has successfully positioned itself as the most viable vehicle for political participation in the country today.