The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State has taunted the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, describing its remaining leaders as “undertakers ready to bury a dying social gathering.”
Publicity Secretary of the APC in Lagos, Mr Seye Oladejo, made the comment in a press release issued on Saturday in response to a contemporary wave of defections from the PDP to the ruling social gathering.
Oladejo urged the PDP to cease dismissing what he described as “a mass exodus” from its ranks, warning that the opposition social gathering was solely deceiving itself by downplaying the dimensions of its inside collapse.
“The PDP’s declare that defections can’t weaken it’s laughable and exposes the social gathering’s power state of denial, delusion, and self-deception,” Oladejo stated.
“What we’re witnessing will not be odd political migration however the inevitable end result of years of deceit, lack of ideology, and betrayal amongst its personal leaders. When a home is constructed on quicksand, it solely takes a tremor to deliver it down.”
The APC spokesman described the continued defections as proof that even loyal PDP members had misplaced religion in a celebration that had “refused to reform or current a reputable various to Nigerians”.
“These nonetheless clinging to the PDP are merely undertakers, staying behind to carry out the ultimate rites and get rid of what stays of a once-dominant however now lifeless political entity,” he added.
Oladejo stated the APC was not stunned by the defections, noting that the opposition social gathering had relied for years on propaganda and empty guarantees.
He accused the PDP of mismanaging the nation throughout its 16-year rule, saying it couldn’t all of a sudden reinvent itself as a reputable opposition “when it stays mired in confusion and management crises.”
“The latest defection of key PDP figures to the APC displays rising confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” Oladejo acknowledged.
“It’s time for the PDP to study to stroll alone on its lengthy, darkish street to 2027. The social gathering’s glory days are gone, and the earlier it accepts that actuality, the much less humiliating its ultimate exit might be.”
He suggested the opposition to conduct an sincere autopsy of its failures and settle for that its affect in Nigeria’s political panorama had drastically pale.
“The defections usually are not simply political victories for the APC; they’re clear endorsements of our dedication to progress, stability, and people-centred management.
Nigerians are talking loudly, the period of deceitful opposition politics is over,” Oladejo added.