The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has taken a swipe at opposition parties across the country, accusing them of lacking direction, leadership, and ideology as Nigeria moves closer to the 2027 general elections.
In a statement issued on Tuesday (today), the party’s spokesman, Seye Oladejo, said the APC was deeply concerned about the “deteriorating state” of opposition politics in Nigeria, describing the situation as “a danger to democratic health.”
“Rather than serve as credible watchdogs, policy challengers, or intellectual counterweights to the ruling party, the opposition has degenerated into a coalition of desperation, confusion, and hypocrisy, the very bane of Nigeria’s democratic growth,” Oladejo said.
The APC spokesman said the absence of a strong and organised opposition was unhealthy for the country’s democracy, noting that the credibility of any democratic system depends on the strength of its dissenting voices.
“The health of any democracy is measured by the quality, depth, and seriousness of its opposition, its ideas, organisation, and consistency,” he said.
“Sadly, Nigeria’s opposition has failed woefully on all counts. It lacks leadership, cohesion, and a binding political philosophy.”
Oladejo criticised opposition figures for what he described as political inconsistency and opportunism, accusing them of constantly switching parties for personal survival rather than ideological conviction.
“The nation has watched in disbelief as individuals who once claimed to stand for ideological purity now leapfrog from one platform to another in search of personal relevance,” he stated.
“The opposition’s moral compass has been completely eroded, leaving behind a band of opportunists united only by their lust for power.”
Oladejo contrasted the current state of the opposition with what he called the “purposeful and structured opposition politics” led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his years in the trenches against the then-ruling party.
He described Tinubu as a master political strategist and democrat whose brand of opposition was built on principles and long-term vision.
“Under Tinubu’s leadership, opposition politics was defined by clarity of purpose, ideological direction, and consistency of engagement. He offered Nigerians a credible alternative founded on progressivism, good governance, and national unity,” Oladejo said.
According to him, the APC itself was a product of that ideological discipline, emerging as “a testament to what visionary and responsible opposition politics can achieve when driven by patriotism rather than personal ambition.”
‘Opposition Parties Have No Roadmap’
The Lagos APC spokesman said President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda was being implemented with “courage and clarity,” even as opposition parties continue to criticise government policies without offering workable alternatives.
“The APC finds it troubling that none of the opposition parties has presented any coherent roadmap for the economy, security, education, or social development,” he said.
“Their default strategy remains to demonise government policies while offering no credible alternatives.”
Oladejo argued that such a “visionless and unserious opposition” was weakening democratic engagement and reducing national discourse “to mere noise and confusion.”
He warned that citizens were losing interest in opposition parties that fail to inspire confidence or articulate a clear path to governance.
“Democracy thrives on choice, and when one side of the political divide consistently fails to evolve, citizens naturally disengage from the process,” he said.
“What we have today is a fragmented assemblage of self-appointed messiahs and expired politicians who mistake social media noise for national relevance.”
Oladejo urged opposition parties to rebuild their structures, rediscover their purpose, and engage constructively, noting that healthy democracy requires responsible dissent as much as it needs effective governance.
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