By Our Reporter
Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated members of the opposition parties for reading meanings to government probing of their past records when in public office.
The party, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Hon. Seye Oladejo, copy of which was made available to newsmen on Monday, said the desperation of the opposition had reached a point where it became evident that they were no longer just afraid of accountability, but afraid of their own shadow.
APC said members of the opposition were being haunted by their past actions, and public records, but now sought political cover rather than public validation.
"This fear-driven posture explains the sustained attempt to blackmail the government into conferring an illegal and immoral immunity that has no place in a constitutional democracy," the party said.
The party said it observed with a mixture of amusement and concern that the growing desperation within the opposition as Nigeria steadily counts down to the 2027 General Elections, showed that they were tripped of ideas, credibility, and public trust.
"The opposition has now resorted to an audacious and shameful demand for political immunity from scrutiny, accountability, and consequence.
"Unable to defend their records in office or articulate a coherent alternative vision for Nigeria, opposition figures have chosen to cry persecution each time they are confronted with facts, interrogated by public opinion, or held to the same standards they once weaponized against others.
"They want power without responsibility, ambition without accountability, and relevance without performance. That era is long gone," APC stated.
The party said that government would neither be blackmailed nor ambushed into granting protection to political actors who had not earned the trust of Nigerians, stressing that immunity is not a campaign strategy, and persecution narratives and would not erase documented failures.
"It is indeed ironic that individuals who supervised monumental failures, institutional decay, and the plunder of national assets now seek refuge in manufactured victimhood.
"The same voices that once applauded investigations, probes, and sanctions have suddenly discovered 'witch-hunts' the moment the searchlight of accountability beams in their direction. This selective morality exposes not only hypocrisy but fear of records, fear of memory, and fear of the Nigerian people.
"Nigerians are not oblivious to the track record of those who now pretend to present an 'alternative.' The nation remembers where we are coming from and what it cost us to get here. Any so-called alternative that resembles a return to our vomit will be rejected by a discerning electorate that has learned, sometimes painfully, from history.
"As 2027 approaches, Nigerians are no longer interested in emotional blackmail, recycled faces, or political fugitives shopping for platforms that offer protection rather than progress. Democracy does not confer immunity from public interrogation, and opposition status does not translate to sainthood. Those aspiring to lead must first submit themselves to the court of public conscience," the party stated.
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