Lagos APC Slams Opposition’s Hollow Agitation Over Electoral Act

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has read with utter disappointment the report by a session of the media highlighting renewed calls by certain opposition elements for a fresh amendment of the Electoral Act 2022.

What Nigerians are witnessing is not principled advocacy for reform, but a loud exhibition of ineptitude, impotence, and lack of seriousness by opposition politicians whose understanding of democracy begins and ends with empty rhetoric, press conferences, and choreographed protests.

It is deeply ironic that individuals and parties who have repeatedly failed to organise themselves internally, articulate coherent policy alternatives, or mount credible electoral platforms now seek to lecture the nation on democratic standards. 

The opposition has consistently disappointed Nigerians by offering noise in place of ideas, agitation in place of solutions, and propaganda in place of policy.

Rather than engage constructively within the framework of the law as passed by the National Assembly of Nigeria and implemented by the Independent National Electoral Commission, they have chosen the well-worn path of blame-shifting and theatrical outrage. 

This endless circus entertainment may serve partisan social media audiences, but it does nothing to advance Nigeria’s democracy.

There is no doubt that the painful lessons of their monumental losses in the recently conducted by-elections have been completely lost on them. 

A political party that could not even deploy polling agents across all voting units – a basic organisational requirement in any serious democracy – should be the last to question electoral outcomes. 

Expecting victory without structure, preparation, or grassroots presence is not democratic activism; it is political fantasy.

Democracy is not sustained by press statements and street protests alone. It thrives on vision, competence, organisation, and the ability to earn the trust of voters. 

Until the opposition demonstrates these qualities, it will remain the perennial butt of our democratic process – long on noise, short on substance.

The Lagos APC reiterates that any review of our electoral framework must be grounded in national interest, empirical evidence, and institutional respect – not in the bruised egos of serial election losers.

Nigeria deserves a vibrant and responsible opposition. What it currently has is a coalition of perpetual complainers unwilling to confront their own structural weaknesses.

We urge them to abandon this cycle of endless agitation, return to serious political work, and offer Nigerians credible alternatives – if they can.

Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
27/02/26