APC Says Ibadan Gathering Exposed PDP’s Internal Collapse

The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised last weekend’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, arguing the event highlighted the opposition’s growing disunity and loss of national standing.

In a statement, Lagos APC Publicity Secretary Seye Oladejo said the meeting, intended by some as proof of renewal, instead revealed organisational weakness and confusion within the PDP. Oladejo pointed to the absence of several senior party figures, including serving governors, as evidence of declining confidence in the gathering.

Oladejo described the convention as poorly organised and lacking legitimacy. He noted reports that delegates from at least 13 states did not attend and linked the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision not to monitor the proceedings to questions over the event’s credibility. “When a house is collapsing, even its architects flee,” he said.

The Lagos APC argued the PDP has failed to confront internal leadership problems, provide a clear political direction, or recover from repeated electoral defeats. The party claimed these failures have turned the PDP into an organisation dominated by defectors and political opportunists rather than a cohesive national force.

Oladejo contrasted this portrayal of the opposition with what he called the APC’s programme of institutional reform and governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He urged voters to favour the APC’s record of action over what he described as the PDP’s nostalgia-driven politics.

The statement concluded with a direct challenge to the opposition: was the Ibadan meeting a genuine revival or the final symbolic act of a party in decline? The Lagos APC insisted Nigerians had already chosen progress under the APC rather than a return to the PDP’s earlier era.Title: APC Says Ibadan Gathering Exposed PDP’s Internal Collapse

The Lagos chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised last weekend’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, arguing the event highlighted the opposition’s growing disunity and loss of national standing.

In a statement, Lagos APC Publicity Secretary Seye Oladejo said the meeting, intended by some as proof of renewal, instead revealed organisational weakness and confusion within the PDP. Oladejo pointed to the absence of several senior party figures, including serving governors, as evidence of declining confidence in the gathering.

Oladejo described the convention as poorly organised and lacking legitimacy. He noted reports that delegates from at least 13 states did not attend and linked the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision not to monitor the proceedings to questions over the event’s credibility. “When a house is collapsing, even its architects flee,” he said.

The Lagos APC argued the PDP has failed to confront internal leadership problems, provide a clear political direction, or recover from repeated electoral defeats. The party claimed these failures have turned the PDP into an organisation dominated by defectors and political opportunists rather than a cohesive national force.

Oladejo contrasted this portrayal of the opposition with what he called the APC’s programme of institutional reform and governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He urged voters to favour the APC’s record of action over what he described as the PDP’s nostalgia-driven politics.

The statement concluded with a direct challenge to the opposition: was the Ibadan meeting a genuine revival or the final symbolic act of a party in decline? The Lagos APC insisted Nigerians had already chosen progress under the APC rather than a return to the PDP’s earlier era.