The All Progressives Congress (APC) responds to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over ADC’s court setbacks, telling it to address its own leadership problems rather than blaming the ruling party. APC urges the ADC to “sort out your mess,” framing the issue as one of internal governance and accountability.
Across the outlets, APC’s messaging is consistent: it portrays ADC’s legal difficulties as stemming from its own crisis and criticizes the way ADC publicly attributes failures to outside actors. Vanguard adds that APC points to ADC’s pattern of accusing the APC of collusion and attacking the judiciary when rulings do not favour it, while praising the courts when outcomes align with its interests.
While the basic dispute is the same, the emphasis varies slightly by outlet. The Punch highlights APC’s instruction to tackle the party’s crisis, Daily Post Nigeria leads with the call to stop blaming APC, and Vanguard foregrounds APC’s critique of ADC’s conduct around court decisions and judicial institutions.
