The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for what it described as “mindless and unpatriotic” reactions to the recent military threat issued against Nigeria by US President Donald Trump.
Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary for the APC, stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme.
Morka also criticized opposition parties for attempting to turn the issue into a political matter, calling their actions “irresponsible and despicable.”
He said the US government, led by Trump, must ensure that any final decision or public statement regarding Nigeria is based on accurate facts. He warned that actions taken based on misleading stories could have extensive consequences for the entire West African region.
Morka noted that any military operation against Nigeria could trigger instability across neighboring countries, stressing that cooperation between both nations was the best strategy to combat terrorism.
He said: “But you see, whatever the United States government, of which President Trump is the leader, has a duty to ensure that he gets the facts clear and correct on this matter, because any decision or action that is built upon a false argument, or false narratives, what I call some fabricated stories about Nigeria, will not only impact Nigeria alone. It will impact every other country within this region.”
“Our borders are open; if anything happens in Nigeria, when Nigerians feel endangered by any kind of military action from the United States, look, all of the neighboring countries will be involved in this scenario of reaction and counter-reaction.”
“So I believe that this is unnecessary. We can address this problem more effectively if the United States Government will partner with Nigeria to bring any support or help that they can gather to the theater to defeat terror that I know the United States stands strongly against.”
“I think that besides those who are exploiting the situation, for instance, look at the Nigerian opposition, why would the ADC and the PDP be issuing statements that are so senselessly, unpatriotic? It is wrong. I think there is a moment for national accountability. There is a moment for politics. This is not a moment for self-serving.”
“Senseless political noise-making that is coming out of the opposition, while a country, a foreign country, is issuing a threat to carry out military action against our country, to perhaps even deploy soldiers on the ground, on the soil of the sovereign Nigeria, and the political party believes this is the time to gain a political advantage. That is utterly irresponsible and despicable.”
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