Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has mentioned it has watched with undisguised disappointment, the orchestrated hysteria by sections of the opposition over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to Electoral Act 2026.
The celebration in an announcement yesterday in Ogba, Lagos by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, mentioned: ‘’Let or not it’s acknowledged with out equivocation: governance just isn’t a reputation contest, neither is it a theatre for digital propaganda. It’s a critical constitutional obligation carried out in one of the best curiosity of the Nigerian folks.
‘’The opposition’s newest speaking level -a romanticised and deceptive narrative about so-called ‘real-time transmission’ fashions in different jurisdictions -has collapsed repeatedly beneath scrutiny. Throughout a number of democracies the place related techniques had been experimented with, technological glitches, authorized ambiguities, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and judicial reversals uncovered the risks of elevating political comfort above systemic integrity. But, our opposition continues to market half-truths as gospel.
‘’What method of democracy means that the opposition alone possesses superior knowledge? Since when did electoral reform turn out to be the unique mental property of those that have constantly demonstrated administrative inconsistency when entrusted with accountability?
‘’Their arguments aren’t rooted in patriotism, however in opportunism – dressed within the facade of sincerity and nationwide well-being. They demand absolute technological ensures in a nation nonetheless confronting infrastructure disparities, but they conveniently ignore the constitutional, authorized and logistical implications that accompany such absolutism.
‘’President Tinubu’s assent adopted constitutional process, legislative debate and institutional session. It displays prudence, not panic. Reform have to be considerate, sustainable and legally defensible – not reactionary or pushed by social media strain.
‘’We warning those that search to weaponise public sentiment: democracy thrives on credibility, not noise. Electoral integrity can’t be constructed on fragile techniques designed extra for headlines than for sturdiness. Accountable governance requires anticipating dangers earlier than they mature into crises.
‘’The folks of Nigeria deserve reforms that strengthen establishments, not experiments that will compromise them. Because the ruling celebration in Lagos State, the Lagos APC stands firmly with reforms anchored on legality, sustainability and nationwide cohesion.
‘’Opposition is significant in any democracy. However opposition should not descend into distortion. Those that can’t construct sturdy electoral confidence when given the possibility ought to chorus from lecturing those that are taking decisive steps to safe it.
‘’Governance transcends emotion. It calls for maturity over melodrama, substance over spectacle and nation over narrative.’’