{
  "id": 12001118,
  "title": "ADC Campaign Condemns APC’s ‘Cruel Mockery’ of Amaechi, Says Tinubu’s Govt Has Failed Nigerians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/adc-campaign-condemns-apcs-cruel-mockery-of-amaechi-says-tinubus-govt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T20:19:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/04/adc-campaign-condemns-apcs-cruel-mockery-of-amaechi-says-tinubus-govt-has-failed-nigerians/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly rebuked the All Progressives Congress (APC) for a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, which mocked former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his struggles with access to his mother's medical care. The ADC labeled Morka's comments as \"display of political cruelty\" and said they are an inappropriate response to a situation involving personal tragedy and family grief.\n\nThe ADC PCC's statement expressed outrage that Morka would suggest turning Amaechi's personal hardship into partisan ridicule. They argued that if Amaechi is struggling to afford his mother's medical expenses, the compassionate response should be one of empathy, not mockery. The ADC demanded that Morka explain how the APC can justify turning a citizen's grief into a political talking point.\n\nIn addition to condemning Morka's insensitive remarks, the ADC also criticized the APC's handling of the country's pressing issues like poor infrastructure, weak economy, electricity shortages, security challenges, and low welfare. The ADC accused the Tinubu-led government of failing Nigerians in these critical areas, stating that \"Tinubu's name is increasingly associated with poverty, insecurity and hardship.\" They emphasized that no amount of mockery can mask these ongoing problems facing ordinary citizens.\n\nThe ADC also faulted the APC for its apparent indifference to public spending priorities, arguing that a government which racks up trillions in expenditures while millions of people lack safe roads, electricity, and affordable healthcare cannot claim to be effectively addressing citizens' needs. The ADC insisted that the true measure of a government's performance is its impact on the lives of ordinary people, not how viciously its spokespersons can insult political opponents. According to the ADC, Tinubu's government has utterly failed this fundamental test.\n\nThe ADC concluded by urging Nigerians to demand better in the upcoming 2027 elections, warning that if the current political trajectory continues, the poverty, insecurity and hardships experienced by the people under Tinubu's rule will likely persist and worsen in the future.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned a statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, concerning former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}