By Our Reporter
All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, has urged Nigerians to further imbibe the spirit of patriotism, stressing that that is the only way they can overcome the challenges confronting the nation brought about because of the reforms embarked upon by the Federal Government for the collective good of the country.
The party made the call on Wednesday in a statement signed by its state publicity Secretary, Hon. Seye Oladejo, stating that patriotism is tested in moments of difficulty, not in seasons of comfort.
APC said as the year 2025 draws to a close, it was better to confront Nigerians with the hard truths about the state of the nation, the courage of its leadership to bring about the reforms which are long overdue.
According the party, those who rooted against Nigeria in 2025 have failed that test, noting that history would not confuse constructive criticism with deliberate sabotage, nor would it equate loud cynicism with genuine concern for the masses.
The party further noted that, Nigeria cannot be rebuilt by those who hoped for her downfall, stressing that nation-building demands sacrifice, discipline, and loyalty to the collective good, not opportunistic outrage and political arson.
"No country develops when a faction of its elite sees national pain as a campaign strategy.
"As we move forward, Nigerians must decide which side of history they intend to occupy. The side of reform, resilience, and responsibility-or the side of resistance, regression, and ruin. The choice is stark, and the consequences are inevitable," the party said.
Besides, the party equally noted that Nigeria would emerge stronger, not because the enemies of reform had gone silent, but because patriotism-tested and bruised-will ultimately defeat perfidy.
Speaking further, Oladejo explained that there was no ambiguity about what 2025 represented, describing it as a year of unavoidable reform, whereby President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose the difficult path of dismantling decades of economic deceit, fiscal indiscipline, and governance cowardice that previous administrations either sustained or conveniently ignored.
According to him, these reforms were not cosmetic, saying that they struck at entrenched privileges, rent-seeking networks, and political profiteers who he said had fed fat on national dysfunction.
"There is no ambiguity about what 2025 represented: it was a year of unavoidable reform. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, chose the difficult path of dismantling decades of economic deceit, fiscal indiscipline, and governance cowardice that previous administrations either sustained or conveniently ignored.
"These reforms were not cosmetic; they struck at entrenched privileges, rent-seeking networks, and political profiteers who had fed fat on national dysfunction," he said.
The APC chieftain noted that, as predicted, there was resistance to the reforms embarked upon by members of the opposition party, but quickly pointed out that their resistance was not patriotic dissent but calculated sabotage.
"A section of the political class, intoxicated by desperation and blinded by ambition, chose to weaponise hardship, amplify fear, and market Nigeria as a failed state to both citizens and the international community. Their message was clear: if they could not rule Nigeria, then Nigeria must bleed," he said.
Oladejo, however, made it clear that what Nigeria faced in 2025 was not merely an economic or security challenge, but a crisis of patriotism, asserting that never in recent history had opposition politics been so openly invested in national collapse as every reform was opposed, every sacrifice mocked, every temporary pain exaggerated, all in a reckless bid to score cheap political points ahead of future elections.
"Never in recent history has opposition politics been so openly invested in national collapse. Every reform was opposed, every sacrifice mocked, every temporary pain exaggerated, all in a reckless bid to score cheap political points ahead of future elections," he said.
The APC chieftain, therefore, commended Nigerians that, saying that despite the organised resistance, the country did not collapse, but her economy began to reorder itself, while fiscal leakages were blocked, with investor confidence showing early signs of recovery.
"Nigeria did not collapse. The economy began to reorder itself. Fiscal leakages were blocked. Investor confidence showed early signs of recovery. Critical infrastructure projects advanced. Security interventions intensified," he said.
He concluded by saying that outcomes were not achieved because the road was smooth, but because leadership refused to blink in the face of intimidation, blackmail, and coordinated disinformation.
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