Wetin dey happen for Lagos, my people? This matter no be small one oh! APC for Lagos State don come out strong to back their guy, President Bola Tinubu, after e sign the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) on Wednesday. Dem no too care about wetin people dey talk, as dem don call critics ‘noisemakers’ wey dey perform sentiment theatre instead of serious gist.
Seye Oladejo, wey be APC Public Relations Officer, talk say opposition wey dey shout for this amendment na just ‘orchestrated hysteria’. E focus say governance no dey follow emotion; na serious work wey suppose benefit we Nigerians. Wetin dem dey think sef? Governance no be popularity competition or digital propaganda circus!
Dem come dey warn people wey wan use public sentiment as weapon say democracy dey run based on credibility, not just wahala. E clear say electoral integrity no fit build on shaky systems wey dey look for headline instead of solid ground. Lagos APC dey hammer on top say true governance must sabi anticipate wahala before e turn crisis.
PUNCH Online confirm say Tinubu don sign the law after National Assembly pass am on Tuesday, and this matter don provoke protests for street especially regarding ‘real-time, electronic transmission’ of election results. Wetin we go do?
Lagos APC don dash mouth to opposition wey dey sell ‘romanticised narrative’ about this real-time transmission, remind dem say even other countries wey don try this system don face many wahala like tech glitches and inadequate cyber security. Dem talk say make no body elevate political wahala above our system matter because that fit expose Nigeria to serious risk.
Statement wey dem drop talk say people of Nigeria deserve reforms wey go strengthen democracy, no be experiments wey fit scatter am later. APC dey ask wetin kind of democracy be say only opposition get better sense? E mean say reform no be their exclusive property. Na all of us dey here!
Dem accuse critics say dem dey do opportunism wey disguise as patriotism, as dem dey demand ‘absolute technological guarantees’ wey no fit work well with wetin we dey face for infrastructure and constitutional issues.
For them, Tinubu decision show say e dey think well and our reforms must be sustainable plus legally correct. While dem know say opposition important for democracy, APC dey caution say make dem no distort matter. Anybody wey no fit build strong electoral trust before no suppose dey teach anybody.
This matter no be play oh! ‘Governance don pass emotion; e need maturity over melodrama, substance over show, and Nigeria over story’ – na wetin Abuja APC talk at the end of their statement. Dem no wan make any body forget wetin matter really be.
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