- Lagos APC Ridicules ADC Over Claims of Political Intimidation Ahead of 2027
- Oladejo mocked the ADC for claiming to be under threat
- Says the APC remains focused on governance and national development rather than political distractions
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed what it called a “mix of amusement and pity” over what it described as the latest “attention seeking outburst” from the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Eko Hot Blog reports that the ruling party dismissed the ADC’s claims that President Bola Tinubu’s APC was trying to silence the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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In a statement signed by its spokesman, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC said the allegations were baseless, arguing that President Tinubu “cannot silence the ADC because Nigerians have already turned away from the party.”
Oladejo stated:
“Let’s set the record straight, you can’t silence what Nigerians have already tuned out. The ADC’s statement is the political equivalent of a mosquito accusing a lion of roaring too loudly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC are too busy reshaping Nigeria’s destiny to bother with political spectators who only appear during election season to make noise and vanish after the count.”
He said while the APC was busy building stronger structures, refining strategies, and consolidating internal unity for more result driven governance, the opposition, particularly the ADC, was “preoccupied with compiling names of members to expel from its already starving register,” adding that its executives “are now more concerned about who might escape than who might join.”
Oladejo mocked the ADC for claiming to be under threat, saying it was laughable for a party that “exists only on newspaper pages and WhatsApp groups” to make such assertions.
“From whom, exactly? Nigerians have long moved on from empty political vessels. The ADC’s brand of politics has no base, no followers, and no relevance, just a press release and a logo that might soon need a missing persons announcement,” he said.
According to him, it was “a strange and cynical brand of politics” for a party to begin crafting excuses for its electoral loss years before the polls.
“The ADC’s strategy seems to be to blame its opponents in advance while ignoring its own tragic flaws, internal chaos, and complete lack of grassroots connection. You do not lose elections because your opponents silenced you, you lose because the people do not believe in you,” he said.
Oladejo maintained that under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the APC remains focused on governance and national development rather than political distractions.
“The only thing being silenced in Nigeria today is failure, confusion, and the politics of bitterness that the opposition has perfected as an art form,” he noted.
He urged the ADC to “stop hallucinating about persecution” and instead “learn basic political arithmetic.”
“You cannot accuse the APC of silencing you when your own silence is self inflicted and deafening, the result of irrelevance, disunity, and absence of purpose,” Oladejo said.
He concluded by reaffirming the APC’s commitment to building a nation of opportunities, unity, and prosperity under President Tinubu’s leadership.
“We will not be distracted by political comedians seeking attention through cheap drama. As for the ADC, stop crying wolf; the nation has moved on,” he added.
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