The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the party’s factional National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, as proof that the opposition is rapidly losing relevance in Nigeria’s political landscape.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Lagos APC Publicity Secretary Seye Oladejo said the convention—which many hoped would revive the PDP—ended up exposing deep internal cracks, leadership failures, and a shrinking influence nationwide.
According to him, the event resembled “a confused and desperate political drama,” rather than a serious convention, adding that it embarrassed the political class and highlighted the PDP’s fading presence.
Oladejo pointed out that several key PDP figures, including sitting governors, shunned the event. He noted that delegates from at least 13 states reportedly stayed away, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declined to monitor the gathering—an action he said further questioned its credibility.
He argued that what should have symbolized renewal instead portrayed a party “approaching its political expiration date,” weighed down by unresolved leadership issues, ideological emptiness, and repeated electoral defeats.
Oladejo added that while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration continues to push reforms and strengthen institutions, the PDP appears more interested in “conducting the funeral rites of its own relevance.”
“The PDP is no longer a national institution,” he said. “It has become a shelter for frustrated politicians, serial defectors, and political dreamers struggling to remain afloat.”
He concluded by questioning the true purpose of the event: “Was that a convention, or the official burial of a fading political empire? Nigerians have made their choice—progress under the APC, not nostalgia under a PDP drifting into obscurity.”
