Lagos APC Mocks ADC: “You Can’t Be Silenced When No one Is Listening” —Says Opposition Party Solely Exists On WhatsApp And Newspaper Pages

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that “Tinubu’s APC” is attempting to silence opposition voices forward of the 2027 normal elections, describing the assertion as “an attention-seeking outburst from a politically invisible celebration.”

In a strongly worded assertion issued on Thursday by its spokesman, Hon. Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC mentioned it discovered the ADC’s allegation each “amusing and pitiful,” arguing that the ruling celebration is way too targeted on governance and nation-building to be distracted by “political spectators” who solely floor throughout election seasons.

“Let’s set the report straight — you possibly can’t silence what Nigerians have already tuned out,” Oladejo acknowledged. “The ADC’s assertion is the political equal of a mosquito accusing a lion of roaring too loudly.”

He mentioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC are at present preoccupied with “reshaping Nigeria’s future” and consolidating inside unity for efficient governance, whereas events just like the ADC are “busy compiling names of members to expel from their already ravenous register.”

Oladejo mocked the ADC’s construction, claiming it exists solely “on newspaper pages and WhatsApp teams,” including that its supposed political presence is “as fleeting as a hashtag pattern.”

“It’s laughable {that a} celebration which exists solely on newspaper pages and WhatsApp teams claims to be underneath menace. Nigerians have lengthy moved on from empty political vessels,” the APC spokesman mentioned. “The ADC’s model of politics has no base, no followers, and no relevance — only a press launch and a brand which may quickly want a lacking individual’s announcement.”

The ruling celebration additionally accused the ADC of producing excuses for its future electoral failures reasonably than addressing its inside disunity and lack of grassroots help.

“It’s unusual and cynical {that a} celebration is already making ready excuses for its defeat earlier than the polls,” Oladejo continued. “You don’t lose elections as a result of your opponents silenced you — you lose as a result of the folks don’t consider in you.”

Reaffirming the APC’s focus underneath President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the assertion mentioned the ruling celebration is “too targeted on delivering outcomes” to interact in distractions from “skilled complainers.”

“The one factor being silenced in Nigeria at this time is failure, confusion, and the politics of bitterness,” Oladejo added. “The ADC ought to cease hallucinating about persecution and begin studying fundamental political arithmetic. Its silence is self-inflicted — the results of irrelevance, disunity, and lack of objective.”

The Lagos APC additional urged the opposition to interact in constructive politics reasonably than chasing headlines.

“If the ADC spent half as a lot time organizing because it does issuing press statements, maybe Nigerians may truly bear in mind it exists,” the assertion learn. “However for now, its largest electoral victory stays trending briefly on Twitter earlier than vanishing into political obscurity.”

Concluding, Oladejo mentioned the APC stays unwavering in its dedication to constructing a affluent, united nation underneath President Tinubu.

“We won’t be distracted by political comedians in search of consideration by low cost drama,” he mentioned. “As for the ADC — cease crying wolf; the nation has moved on.”