APC dismisses Aregbesola’s claims, says ADC’s 2027 ambition ’empty boast’

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has fired back at former Osun governor, Rauf Aregbesola, for saying the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would take over both Aso Rock and the Lagos Government House in 2027.

In a statement released on Sunday, APC spokesman Seye Oladejo described Aregbesola’s remarks as “an empty boast” and accused him of turning against the party that made him.

Aregbesola, who previously served as governor and as Minister of Interior under the APC, had declared on Saturday that his new party, the ADC, would unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. He made the declaration while unveiling a grassroots mobilisation strategy aimed at securing victories at both federal and state levels.

Oladejo criticised him sharply:

“From Lagos Commissioner to Osun Governor and then Minister, Aregbe ate, dined, and thrived on the APC table. Today, in a desperate bid for relevance, he is busy setting fire to the same house that made him. That, dear Nigerians, is political suicide of the highest order.”

He further argued that Aregbesola’s attacks on APC were damaging only to his own legacy:

> “When Aregbe condemns the APC, he is not damaging us – he is shredding his own résumé. Every attack on APC is an attack on the very foundation of his career. It is akin to a man writing his autobiography with an eraser. Nigerians know better than to take such a self-destructive messenger seriously.”

The Lagos APC also dismissed ADC as a “political mirage,” pointing to its poor performance in recent by-elections as proof that it was “loud on boasts, empty on substance.”

According to Oladejo, placing Aregbesola at the helm of the ADC’s ambitions was “a recipe for failure,” and the party would “inevitably bite the dust in 2027.”

He reiterated APC’s confidence in winning the elections:

>“Lagos and Nigeria are not conquered by soundbites. Our people vote for performance, not fairy tales. The APC’s record is visible on the roads, in our schools, in our hospitals, and in our reforms. ADC, on the other hand, remains a political mirage – loud on boasts, empty on substance.”