Defections: Era of Southeast on fringes of power ending, region breaking boundaries – Lagos APC
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday acknowledged with great optimism the ongoing political realignment in the Southeast.
It stated that the era of the Southeast being on the fringe of national power is coming to an end, given the level of defections in the region.
The spokesman of the state chapter, Mogaji Seye Oladejo, said the realignment with the APC shows that the Southeast is “building bridges and breaking boundaries.”
Oladejo described the development as underscoring a new dawn of inclusion, vision, and national cohesion.
According to a statement he released: “The region’s growing embrace of the ruling APC represents not just a symbolic handshake across the Niger, but a decisive step toward unity, progress, and shared prosperity.
“For decades, political sentiment and emotional posturing have kept the Southeast on the fringes of national power. That era is ending. The new alignment with the APC marks a strategic, forward-looking recognition that meaningful participation in governance, not sterile opposition, is the true path to regional and national advancement. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is creating room for every zone to flourish, anchored on fairness, opportunity, and inclusiveness.
“By joining forces with the national mainstream, the Southeast is positioning itself at the table where decisions are made, not outside, where complaints echo without consequence. This is politics of maturity and national vision, a departure from the echo chambers of grievance and a bold embrace of shared destiny.
“In sharp contrast, the opposition is trapped in a deepening fog of confusion, factional warfare, and ideological emptiness. The so-called ‘main opposition’ has become a theatre of absurdities, a gathering of strange bedfellows bound only by mutual frustration. While the APC is building bridges across regions, the opposition is busy burning what’s left of theirs.”
He highlighted the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP).
“The PDP, once described as Africa’s largest party, is now a relic of its old self, leaderless, rudderless, and adrift.
“The Labour Party, whose fleeting popularity was built on social media emotion rather than structure or strategy, has lost both momentum and direction. Their internal crises are not just embarrassing, they are symptomatic of parties that have lost touch with reality. Nigerians can see through the chaos.
“The contrast could not be clearer, the APC is consolidating a truly national movement, expanding its reach and relevance, while the opposition parties are imploding under the weight of their own contradictions. The 2027 elections will not be a contest, it will be a coronation of continuity, a mismatch between a united, purposeful ruling party and a divided, disoriented opposition still trying to remember what it stands for.”
Oladejo insisted that the APC remains the only credible platform for national stability, progress, and development.
“As the Southeast and other regions strengthen their handshake with the national leadership, the dream of one Nigeria, anchored on equity and inclusion, is being realized,” he said.
The Lagos State APC salutes the courage and foresight of political leaders from the Southeast who are choosing partnership over protest, development over division, and progress over propaganda.
“Together, we are building bridges, breaking boundaries, and securing Nigeria’s future, one handshake at a time,” he added.