A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pharmacist Chinedu Ikeagwuonwu Klinsmann, has condemned the newly formed opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as a “recycled political joke” led by “expired power merchants.”

Klinsmann, a policy analyst and APC leader from Anambra State, reacted to the development in a statement on Thursday.

“The announcement of this so-called ‘Third Force’ is nothing but a gathering of political scavengers,” Klinsmann declared. “Their only agenda is power for power’s sake — Nigerians must reject them completely.”

The APC chieftain also questioned the credibility and moral standing of former Senate President David Mark, the newly interim national chairman of the coalition, accusing him of presiding over “decades of missed opportunities and political betrayal.”

He described Mark’s involvement in the coalition as an attempt to re-emerge on the political scene under a new guise.

“What new idea is David Mark bringing to the table now that he couldn’t deliver during his 12 years in the Senate, including two terms as Senate President?” Klinsmann asked. 

The APC leader dismissed the ADC as a coalition of “political drifters” from the PDP, Labour Party, and even defectors from the APC, accusing them of seeking to exploit public discontent for personal gain. 

“What we are seeing is not a movement — it’s a mutiny of rejected political relics,” he said.

In contrast, Klinsmann praised President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda,” citing economic reforms, infrastructure projects, and improved security as evidence of progress. “No serious Nigerian would exchange this for a backward march into the recycled chaos of the ADC coalition,” he argued.

He also warned Nigerians against repeating the “2018 charade” when the ADC was propped up as an alternative to the APC, only to collapse shortly after. 

“History is repeating itself — same recycled faces, same old lies, same inevitable failure,” Klinsmann said.

The APC chieftain called on youths, especially in the Southeast, to reject what he termed “another political distraction” and align with Tinubu’s inclusive governance.

“The 2027 elections will be about continuity, stability, and delivery. Tinubu represents that hope — and we must defend it,” he concluded.

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