The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a sharp rebuke to Tanimu Turaki, the newly declared factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his call for foreign powers to intervene in Nigeria.
Turaki, while addressing journalists amid the ongoing leadership crisis in his party, alleged a “Christian genocide” in the country and urged international actors to step in to “protect democracy.”
In a statement released on Tuesday, APC spokesperson Felix Morka described Turaki’s remarks as “reckless and unpatriotic,” accusing the PDP leader of seeking external involvement in Nigeria’s internal political matters.
The ruling party criticized Turaki’s comments as evidence of desperation, saying the PDP leader appeared “confused, incoherent, and grossly lacking in capacity” to manage the opposition party’s internal turmoil.
According to the APC, Nigerians had expected Turaki who was declared chairman just 72 hours earlier by a PDP faction to focus on reconciliation efforts rather than escalate tensions.
“Instead of pursuing dialogue to resolve the PDP’s self-inflicted crisis,” the statement read, “Turaki’s first major act was to call for a foreign invasion of Nigeria an irresponsible move that threatens national security and sovereignty.”
The APC contrasted Turaki’s stance with the PDP’s own 16-year tenure in power, during which, it said, no opposition party ever sought foreign intervention to resolve internal disputes.
The ruling party argued that Turaki’s appeal was an admission of the PDP’s inability to manage its affairs and a sign of the party’s ongoing disintegration.
The statement further urged the international community to disregard what it described as a “disgraceful and unpatriotic” call for intervention, framing it as a diversion from the PDP’s leadership struggles.
The APC concluded by calling on Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration as it “continues the task of building progress and prosperity” across the country.