Asaba, Delta state – Felix Morka, the national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, April 24, said the ruling party is not coercing anyone to defect.
In an interview with Arise News, monitored by TimesNow.com.ng, Morka said politicians joining the APC do so purely on “voluntary” bases, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “is in a hot mess”.
The APC spokesperson’s remarks come as political heavyweights in Delta state moved from the PDP to the APC.
Amid the plot to democratically sack President Bola Tinubu from office in the 2027 election, on Wednesday, April 23, Ifeanyi Okowa, the vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 elections, dumped the PDP for the ruling APC.
Also, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta and other stakeholders in the state formally announced their resignation from the PDP to join the ruling APC.
In the same vein, Kawu Sumaila, senator representing Kano South, also resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and joined the APC — further swelling the ruling party’s ranks ahead of the 2027 general election.
Dele Momodu, a media entrepreneur, said President Tinubu is using coercive tactics to pressure opposition politicians into joining the ruling APC.
Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday, April 23, Momodu said many politicians switching allegiance to the APC are doing so out of fear, not loyalty or belief in Tinubu’s leadership.
Momodu claimed that many governors are privately being given an ultimatum to either “support the ruling party or face targeted attacks”.
He said Tinubu, once a pro-democracy figure, must now allow democracy to thrive in Nigeria or risk facing deep regret later in life.
Reacting to Momodu’s accusation, Morka said the decision by the Delta state governor and those with him to join the APC is not because anyone intimidated them.
He said:
Speaking further, Morka asserted that the PDP “is in a hot mess as a party”.
He lambasted Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election, saying the former vice-president “would not spend 10 minutes fixing his party”, but is pushing a coalition agenda.
The APC official added:
Morka’s refutation video can be watched below:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), expressed gratitude to Tinubu for his leadership as key political stakeholders in Delta state dumped the PDP for the ruling APC.
Delta-born Keyamo appreciated Tinubu’s leadership in a post on X, moments after Governor Oborevwori of the state and his commissioners made known their defection to the APC.
In the same vein, Bashir Ahmad, former special assistant on digital communications to ex-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, expressed his delight.
