The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised the recently held 2025 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention, describing it as a “funeral in disguise” for a party in irreversible decline.
In a statement on Saturday, Lagos APC Spokesman Mogaji (Hon.) Oluseye Olaniran Oladejo said the event, widely touted as a rebirth for the opposition, was instead “a charade a poorly scripted show of confusion and desperation” that exposed the PDP’s dwindling relevance in Nigerian politics.
He highlighted the absence of key party figures, including incumbent governors and delegates from 13 states, as evidence of the PDP’s internal collapse.
“When a house is collapsing, even its architects flee,” Oladejo said, noting that the boycott spoke louder than any communiqué or resolution issued during the gathering.
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Adding to the debacle, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reportedly refused to monitor the convention, further undermining its legitimacy.
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According to the Lagos APC, the non-participation of the nation’s electoral umpire confirmed the exercise as “nothing but a political gathering stripped of legitimacy, relevance, and meaning.”
The statement accused the PDP of failing to address deep-rooted challenges such as leadership rot, ideological emptiness, and repeated electoral defeats, warning that the party now poses a risk to Nigeria’s democracy—not through strength, but through its inability to provide constructive opposition.
Oladejo argued that while the APC continues to consolidate reforms, strengthen institutions, and deliver governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the PDP is “busy conducting the funeral rites of its own relevance.” He described the opposition as “a refuge for internally displaced politicians, career defectors, and political daydreamers struggling for survival.”
The Lagos APC concluded by challenging the PDP and its supporters to reflect on the event: “Was this truly a convention, or the formal burial of a fading political empire?”
