🗳️ Tinubu’s Pardon U-Turn: Lagos APC Hits Back at Atiku’s Camp — “Stop Weaponizing Ignorance”

October 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments

Lagos APC defends President Bola Tinubu’s decision to review the presidential pardon list, slamming Atiku’s camp for “weaponizing ignorance” and misunderstanding governance principles.

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticized comments from an aide of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the opposition’s reaction to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s review of the presidential pardon list as “a cocktail of ignorance and desperation politics.”
In a firm rebuttal issued on Thursday by Seye Oladejo, spokesperson of the Lagos APC, the party said Tinubu’s decision to withdraw certain clemencies was a demonstration of constitutional discipline and not a “pardon U-turn” as claimed by Atiku’s camp.

“Leadership Is Not Noise — It Is Responsibility”

The Lagos APC said the opposition’s attempt to misrepresent the President’s action exposed its “habitual misunderstanding of governance,” emphasizing that Tinubu’s leadership style prioritizes due process, legality, and national interest.

“Unlike the impulsive and uninformed commentary that has become the trademark of the opposition, President Tinubu’s decisions are driven by due process, rule of law, and national interest,” the statement read.
“In advanced democracies, informed review and reconsideration are marks of credible leadership and institutional maturity — not weakness.”

Oladejo said only in the “shallow corners of the opposition’s imagination” could constitutional refinement be seen as a policy reversal.

Atiku “Needs Governance Refresher Lessons”

Continuing, the Lagos APC spokesperson took a direct swipe at the former Vice President, accusing him of being out of touch with modern governance and political reality.

“Having left public office since 2007 — a period during which he did not particularly cover himself in glory — Atiku clearly needs refresher courses in governance,” Oladejo said.
“Nigeria has evolved. Public administration has evolved. Unfortunately, Atiku has not. His ideas are as stale as the repeated electoral losses that have become his identity.”

He added that “serial defeat at the polls can weigh heavily on an aging mind that was never more than ordinary in the first place.”

“A Tarnished Record Cannot Lecture Statesmanship”

Oladejo further accused Atiku of lacking the moral standing to question Tinubu’s decisions, citing his “turbulent political history” and “unresolved scandals.”

“It is the height of irony that a man whose political career has been defined by endless defections, internal party sabotage, and judicial tourism is attempting to lecture President Tinubu on leadership or integrity,” he said.
“Instead of issuing hollow press tantrums, the former Vice President’s camp should focus on rehabilitating its battered credibility.”

“Nigeria Deserves Better Than Desperation Politics”

The Lagos APC urged Nigerians to ignore what it called “infantile, bitterness-driven politics,” adding that President Tinubu remains focused on rebuilding national institutions.

“While responsible leaders build, petty politicians rant,” Oladejo stated.
“The Nigerian public is weary of this noise-for-noise’s-sake opposition style. President Tinubu is strengthening institutions, not pandering to emotion or social media theatrics.”

The Lagos APC reaffirmed that President Bola Tinubu’s leadership will continue to be guided by constitutional principles, courage, and clarity of purpose, rather than political emotions or partisan attacks.

“Nigeria is moving forward — and no amount of political tantrums from the defeated will change that reality,” Oladejo concluded.

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