The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the newly declared factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, for urging foreign nations to intervene in Nigeria.
Turaki, speaking to journalists, had called on international powers to step in not only to halt what he described as Christian genocide but also to protect Nigeria’s democracy.
In response, the APC described Turaki’s remarks as reckless, unpatriotic, and a sign that he is overwhelmed by the crisis within his party.
In a statement by its spokesman, Felix Morka, the ruling party noted that Turaki had only been declared chairman by a PDP faction three days prior and should have focused on reconciling the party’s internal factions rather than calling for outside interference.
“Instead, his first major action was to call for foreign intervention in Nigeria, something the APC describes as shameful and a serious threat to national security and sovereignty,” the statement said.
The party also recalled that during the PDP’s 16 years in power, no leader had ever suggested inviting foreign forces to resolve internal political disputes, despite its tough treatment of opposition parties.
According to the APC, Turaki’s statement exposes the PDP’s inability to manage its internal conflicts and reflects a party in disarray.
The statement urged the international community to disregard what it called a “disgraceful and unpatriotic appeal” and described Turaki’s remarks as evidence of the opposition’s desperation:
“We trust the international community to dismiss the PDP’s disgraceful and unpatriotic call as a pitiful distraction from the failure of its internal democracy and embarrassing disintegration.”
“The heightened desperation of the PDP and other opposition leaders is now clear for all to see. Turaki’s call shows how far they are willing to go, even to the extent of actively seeking destructive intervention of foreign powers on Nigerian soil in order to serve their sinister political agenda.”
