As Nigeria draws closer to the 2027 general elections, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday observed that the opposition is becoming more desperate and wants power without responsibility.
Mogaji Seye Oladejo, the spokesman of APC in Lagos State, said the opposition has resorted to demanding political immunity from scrutiny and accountability because it lacks ideas.
In a statement he signed, Oladejo faulted those criticizing the government over the arrest of some opposition figures for alleged corruption while they were in office.
Oladejo said the party has “observed with a mixture of amusement and concern the growing desperation within the opposition as Nigeria steadily counts down to the 2027 general elections.
“Stripped of ideas, credibility, and public trust, the opposition has now resorted to an audacious and shameful demand for political immunity from scrutiny, accountability, and consequence.
“Unable to defend their records in office or articulate a coherent alternative vision for Nigeria, opposition figures have chosen to cry persecution each time they are confronted with facts, interrogated by public opinion, or held to the same standards they once weaponized against others.
“They want power without responsibility, ambition without accountability, and relevance without performance. That era is long gone.
“The desperation of the opposition has reached a point where it is evident that they are no longer just afraid of accountability but afraid of their own shadow. Haunted by their past actions and public records, they now seek political cover rather than public validation. This fear-driven posture explains the sustained attempt to blackmail the government into conferring an illegal and immoral immunity that has no place in a constitutional democracy.”
Oladejo made it clear to the opposition that the “government will neither be blackmailed nor ambushed into granting protection to political actors who have not earned the trust of Nigerians. Immunity is not a campaign strategy, and persecution narratives will not erase documented failures.”
2027: Opposition now desperate, wants power without responsibility – Lagos APC
