The All Progressives Congress has faulted the African Democratic Congress over accusation of masterminding Wednesday attacks on its members during a meeting in Edo State.

The ADC in a statement on Wednesday claimed that the APC was responsible for the shooting incident involving its members in Edo State.

Responding to the allegation in a statement on Thursday, APC’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, described the ADC’s claim as ‘delusional.’

He added that the opposition party’s action would lead to its political demise without external interference.

Mr Morka stated, “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 time to stand on its feet.

“The ADC and its leaders are insufferable jesters. They weaponize dark humour as a strategy to deceive, distract and disrupt in desperation for public sympathy.”

Mr Morka said the APC had absolutely no role or responsibility in the unfortunate shooting incident, adding that the party was too busy taking stock of its recent big wins in the Federal Capital Territory municipal elections, and the Rivers and Kano states constituency elections “to pay any attention to a fringe and inconsequential meeting of ADC political wanderers in Edo State.”

He charged the ADC to be just as busy “trying to fathom its back-to-back dismal and disgraceful performance in previous and recent by-elections in the country despite its nuisance rants.”

He noted that it was senseless for the ADC to accuse the APC of carrying out the attack without any investigation being carried out by law enforcement agencies.

The APC spokesperson noted that the development showed that the ADC as a party lacked focus and had no regard for due process of law. “By its baseless conclusion, the party has declared itself to be the accuser, investigator, prosecutor, and judge in its own cause,” Mr Morka said.

He further described the ADC’s reference to ‘cases of acts of terrorism by the ruling APC against our party,’ in its statement as reckless and unjustifiable.

“This characterization only reveals the ADC and its leaders as a confused bunch, desperate to whip up sentiments and curry public sympathy at all costs. It’s flippant accusation clearly shows that the ADC is out of touch with the prevailing realities of the country’s war on terror, and insensitive to the patriotic sacrifices of our troops in the frontlines in defence of our lives and liberty,” he noted.

Mr Morka, however, condemned the shooting incident and called on the police and other law enforcement authorities to carry out an expeditious investigation into the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.

He charged law enforcement agencies to focus their investigations on reported violent clashes and confrontations among ADC’s factional leaders over control and access to certain meetings of the party.

“Investigation of this incident should begin with a thorough scrutiny of the ADC, its leaders and members as prime suspects. As a party of leaders without members, the ADC is overrun by internal leadership and cult-like supremacy struggles,” he said.