The All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over its remarks on the state burial given to former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the national publicity secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, described the ADC’s position as “insensitive” and “politically motivated.”
He accused the opposition party of using a national moment of grief to push its political agenda.
“The party’s criticism of the dignified state burial accorded the late President is as spooky as it is unconscionable,” Morka said.
“The ADC has once again shown itself to lack empathy and understanding of customary state practices.”
Morka argued that President Bola Tinubu acted rightly by honouring his predecessor and standing by the grieving Buhari family.
“What would the ADC have had President Tinubu do?” he asked.
“Deny the late President Buhari the honour of a befitting state burial? Withhold empathy and support for the bereaved former First Family?
“As a party that can begrudge the dead, the ADC must surely disdain the living.”
He said ADC’s claims that state tributes were politically exploitative were unfair and unbecoming during a period of mourning.
Morka also highlighted Buhari’s national service, noting that he led as both military Head of State and elected President.
“President Tinubu demonstrated compassion, patriotism, and leadership by overseeing and participating in the funeral rites of a man who gave so much to our dear nation,” he added.
He urged Nigerians to reject what he called ADC’s brand of “desperate opposition politics” and focus on preserving national unity.
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