The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that President Bola Tinubu has concluded plans to silence the opposition before the 2027 elections, saying no one can silence the ADC before the poll.
APC added that the party could only be silenced when Nigerians are listening to them, arguing that no one relies on the newly formed opposition party for direction ahead of the next general election.
The party alleged that the claim by the ADC was an indication that the opposition cannot wrest power from the APC, which has continuously strengthened its structures to ensure better outing in 2027.
The party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, who stated this through a statement released on Thursday while reacting to the opposition’s claim that the APC-led Federal Government was silencing ADC and other political parties, stated that the allegation would form the party’s major excuse for defeat during the next election.
According to him, “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 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.
“While the APC is building stronger structures, refining strategies, and consolidating internal unity for more result-oriented governance, the opposition – led by the ADC – is preoccupied with compiling the names of members to expel from its already starving register. Its executives are now more concerned about who might “escape” than who might join.
“It is laughable that a party that exists only on newspaper pages and WhatsApp groups claims to be “under threat.” 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 person’s announcement.
“Worse still, it is a strange and cynical brand of politics for a party to start preparing ready-made excuses for its imminent defeat 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 don’t lose elections because your opponents silenced you – you lose because the people don’t believe in you.
“Under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the APC is too focused on results to be distracted by professional complainers. 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.
“The ADC should stop hallucinating about persecution and start learning 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.
“If the ADC spent half as much time organizing as it does issuing press statements, perhaps Nigerians might actually remember it exists. But for now, its biggest electoral victory remains trending briefly on Twitter before vanishing into the fog of political obscurity.
“The APC remains unwavering in its mission to build a nation of opportunities, unity, and prosperity under President Tinubu. 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”.
