The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reaffirmed that the Southwest region will stand firmly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
The party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, while reacting to comments attributed to supporters of a PDP presidential aspirant, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, who claimed that the region would not re-elect Tinubu.
Oladejo dismissed the claims, describing Olawepo-Hashim as lacking the political structure and electoral strength to mount any meaningful national challenge.
“Olawepo-Hashim is a perennial aspirant and a convenient mascot for opposition desperation,” he said, adding that the purported endorsements of the PDP aspirant amounted to “photocopied letterhead endorsements from tiny rallies and press statements that do not translate to votes.”
He further asserted that Tinubu would decisively defeat any coalition of opposition forces attempting to block his re-election bid.
Oladejo defended the administration’s performance, stressing that President Tinubu’s government is laying an “irreversible foundation” across key sectors including infrastructure, education, agriculture, security, and fiscal reforms. He dismissed criticisms of the government as “selective statistics and currency rhetoric” from a desperate opposition unable to present viable alternatives.
He added: “Those who traffic in selective statistics do so because they cannot defend the alternative — a return to the waste, arrogance, and economic mismanagement that nearly extinguished our nation’s potential.”
The APC spokesperson insisted that Nigerians would not abandon ongoing reforms for what he described as “recycled excuses” from opposition figures, emphasizing that issuing press releases does not equate to effective governance.
“As we move toward 2027, voters will choose continuity under a president who has provided direction and tangible results, rather than the empty spectacle of political tourists,” he said.
Oladejo concluded by stressing that the Southwest would not “abandon its own for a project of theatrical ambition without substance.”
