Lagos APC Mocks ADC: “You Can’t Be Silenced When Nobody Is Listening” —Says Opposition Party Only Exists On WhatsApp And Newspaper Pages

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that “Tinubu’s APC” is trying to silence opposition voices ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the statement as “an attention-seeking outburst from a politically invisible party.”

In a strongly worded statement issued on Thursday by its spokesman, Hon. Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC said it found the ADC’s allegation both “amusing and pitiful,” arguing that the ruling party is far too focused on governance and nation-building to be distracted by “political spectators” who only surface during election seasons.

“Let’s set the record straight — you can’t silence what Nigerians have already tuned out,” Oladejo stated. “The ADC’s statement is the political equivalent of a mosquito accusing a lion of roaring too loudly.”

He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC are currently preoccupied with “reshaping Nigeria’s destiny” and consolidating internal unity for effective governance, while parties like the ADC are “busy compiling names of members to expel from their already starving register.”

Oladejo mocked the ADC’s structure, claiming it exists only “on newspaper pages and WhatsApp groups,” adding that its supposed political presence is “as fleeting as a hashtag trend.”

“It is laughable that a party which exists only on newspaper pages and WhatsApp groups claims to be under threat. Nigerians have long moved on from empty political vessels,” the APC spokesman said. “The ADC’s brand of politics has no base, no followers, and no relevance — just a press release and a logo that might soon need a missing person’s announcement.”

The ruling party also accused the ADC of manufacturing excuses for its future electoral failures rather than addressing its internal disunity and lack of grassroots support.

“It’s strange and cynical that a party is already preparing excuses for its defeat before the polls,” Oladejo continued. “You don’t lose elections because your opponents silenced you — you lose because the people don’t believe in you.”

Reaffirming the APC’s focus under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the statement said the ruling party is “too focused on delivering results” to engage in distractions from “professional complainers.”

“The only thing being silenced in Nigeria today is failure, confusion, and the politics of bitterness,” Oladejo added. “The ADC should stop hallucinating about persecution and start learning basic political arithmetic. Its silence is self-inflicted — the result of irrelevance, disunity, and lack of purpose.”

The Lagos APC further urged the opposition to engage in constructive politics rather than chasing headlines.

“If the ADC spent half as much time organizing as it does issuing press statements, perhaps Nigerians might actually remember it exists,” the statement read. “But for now, its biggest electoral victory remains trending briefly on Twitter before vanishing into political obscurity.”

Concluding, Oladejo said the APC remains unwavering in its commitment to building a prosperous, united nation under President Tinubu.

“We will not be distracted by political comedians seeking attention through cheap drama,” he said. “As for the ADC — stop crying wolf; the nation has moved on.”