L-R: Zamfara and Bauchi governors Dauda Lawal and Bala Mohammed respectively; with Umar Damagum, PDP acting national chairman | File photo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the ruling party is heading for defeat in 2027.
In a statement on Monday, Felix Morka, APC publicity secretary, said the PDP governors are “projecting their own doomed fate” while attempting to “mislead” Nigerians.
The PDP governors had met in Zamfara on August 23. Afterwards, they issued a communique to say the APC is a party without vision or direction, and one that faces imminent rejection in the next general election.
However, Morka said it is “laughable” that leaders of a party in “crisis and decline” would accuse others of lacking an agenda.
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“The PDP has since collapsed and stands rejected by Nigerians,” he said.
“Rather than focus on rescuing their terminally ill party, the governors are wasting time hurling baseless accusations against the APC.”
Morka said the APC’s victory in the recent by-elections shows that President Bola Tinubu’s policies are resonating with Nigerians.
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He added that the outcome is proof of the electorate’s confidence in the ruling party.
“It is infantile and irresponsible for PDP governors to hail democracy where they won and condemn it where they lost,” Morka said.
“Victories and defeats in elections cannot become the measure of credibility in our democratic process.”
The APC spokesperson said the ruling party’s wins in states controlled by opposition parties, including Zamfara, Adamawa and Kano, contradict PDP’s allegations of undemocratic practices.
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‘HUMBLE PIE’
The spokesperson added that voters supported APC candidates despite violence allegedly sponsored by opposition-controlled states.
Morka said the PDP governors should “eat the humble pie” and accept that Nigerians have rejected their party.
“These inept governors are in no position to dictate to Nigerians how to vote in 2027,” he said.
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“The PDP has offered no credible policies in the last three election cycles, and Nigerians have handed it repeated verdicts of failure.
“Wallowing in denial of the party’s expired political vitality and relevance is a reckless betrayal by PDP Governors of their highly disillusioned members still hanging hopelessly on straws of hope for an elusive miracle to turn the tide for their party.”
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He added that opposition politics must go beyond “finger pointing at the APC” to providing credible alternatives.
According to him, PDP governors are among the “biggest beneficiaries of Tinubu’s economic reforms”.
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“Federal allocation to states has more than doubled under this administration, with N2 trillion shared as of July 2025, the highest in history,” he said.
“Yet PDP governors continue to fail their citizens with poor governance.”
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Morka said Nigeria will not return to “the dark days of PDP’s misrule” when many states were unable to pay salaries.
“President Tinubu has set the country on a path of prosperity and will not be distracted by PDP’s antics,” he said.
“Nigerians know the party that is working for their future, and they will not be deceived by opposition leaders who cannot manage their own states.”
He urged Nigerians to ignore what he called “empty rhetoric” from the PDP and continue to support the Tinubu administration.
