The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the newly unveiled African Democratic Congress, ADC, 2027 governorship ticket of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Babatunde Gbadamosi as a “political experiment”.
Lagos APC Publicity Secretary, Seye Oladejo, made the
assessment in a statement on Thursday, arguing that the emergence of the two
opposition figures did not, by itself, demonstrate governing experience or the
grassroots political structure required to administer the state.
Oladejo said Lagos could not be treated as an “internship
centre” for political experimentation, stressing that running the state
required experience in managing its bureaucracy, finances and complex
infrastructure.
He also questioned the executive experience of the ADC
candidates, pointing to their previous participation in different political
parties and electoral contests. According to him, Rhodes-Vivour had contested
under the KOWA Party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party before
securing the ADC ticket, while Gbadamosi had previously contested under the
Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, ANRP, Action Democratic Party, ADP, and PDP.
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with political evolution,
but party-hopping is not political institution-building.
“Lagos is a sophisticated economy with complex
infrastructure and demanding urban-management challenges. Where is the record
of managing a state bureaucracy or supervising a state budget?” Oladejo asked.
The APC spokesman acknowledged Rhodes-Vivour’s performance
in the 2023 Lagos governorship election, when he finished second with 312,329
votes against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s 762,134 votes. INEC declared
Sanwo-Olu the winner of the election, while subsequent court proceedings upheld
his victory.
Oladejo, however, maintained that electoral performance
should not be taken as proof of administrative capacity. He challenged the ADC
ticket to go beyond social media visibility by presenting detailed plans for
governing Lagos, including how projects would be financed, implemented and
sustained.
“The Lagos APC welcomes the Rhodes-Vivour/Gbadamosi ticket,
let the contest begin.
“However, the opposition should not expect Lagosians to
confuse political noise with political strength, or electoral ambition with
governing capacity,” he said.
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