By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The All Progressive Congress, APC, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, distanced itself from the attack on the Edo State, Headquarters of the opposition African Democratic Congress, ADC, and some of its chieftains including Peter Obi.
This is as the Party called for an unfettered investigation to unravel the actual circumstances surrounding the said attack.
The Source reports that the emerging opposition Coalition platform, ADC, had in a statement from its spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, domiciled the blame for the attack on Obi, and others by some armed hoodlums at the Benin residence of former Governor of Edo state Chief John Oyegun on Tuesday ,at the door steps of both the APC and Edo state Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo.
According to the ADC, the attack mirrored a troubling pattern of opposition harassment by the ruling APC across the country .
The ADC alleged that Governor Okpebholo’s series of incendiary and inflammatory rhetorics and threats preceded the attack on its Edo state Secretariat and Oyegun’s residence.
According to the ADC, the APC and the Federal Government have increasingly become terrorists organizations , with the opposition party it’s primary target.
“This was (attack on Obi and others) not an isolated incident. It bears the unmistakable marks of a dangerous and escalating pattern of political intimidation ,and terror against our party across the country”, ADC alleged .
But reacting, the APC in a statement on Thursday from its National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka , while denying any involvement,blamed the unfortunate incident on internal contradictions and crises within the ADC itself.
“The African Democratic Congress, ADC, is undoubtedly its own nemesis. It needs no external help to achieve its political demise .The party is doing a good job crippling itself even before it has come to stand on its feet.
“The ADC and its leaders are insufferable jesters. They weaponized dark humour as a strategy to deceive ,distract and disrupt in desperation for public sympathy”, Morka stated.
The APC, according to the national spokesperson, is too busy celebrating its sweet victory in the recently conducted FCT Council polls and by-elections in Kano and Rivers states to get involved in the unfortunate attack on the ADC and its leaders.
This is as Morka described as “senseless and unfounded” ADC’s resort to blame game without any verifiable evidence and or investigation being carried out.
According to the APC, the tendency for the opposition party to shift blame from what appears to be a result of its internal challenges, smacks of complete lack of focus and total disregard for the rule of law.
Morka further described as reckless and unjustifiable ADC’s characterization of APC as a “terrorist organization”.
” By its baseless conclusion ,the party ( ADC) has declared itself to be the accuser , investigator , prosecutor and judge in its own case ..
” This characterization only reveals the ADC ,and its leaders as a confused bunch , desperate to whip up sentiments ,and curry public sympathy at all cost.
” Its flippant accusation clearly shows that the ADC is out of touch with prevailing realities of the country’s war on terror ,and insensitive to patriotic sacri.of our troops in the frontlines in defence of our lives and liberty” Morka added.
While condemning the Edo state attack ,the APC however called on security agencies and all other relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the incident , beginning with a scrutiny of the ADC itself.
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