According to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State branch, the recently ratified Electoral Act 2026 is a significant constitutional obligation fulfilled in Nigerians’ best interests.
Seye Oladejo, the spokesperson for the Lagos APC, said as much in a statement on Thursday.
Oladejo said the party has watched with “undisguised disappointment” what he called opposition factions’ planned hysteria over President Bola Tinubu’s approval of the Electoral Act 2026.
“Let’s be clear: governance is neither a popularity contest nor a platform for online propaganda. In the greatest interests of the Nigerian people, it is a grave constitutional obligation,” he stated.
Oladejo rejected the opposition’s “romanticized and misleading narrative” regarding so-called real-time transmission models in other countries, pointing out that these systems have experienced judicial reversals, cybersecurity risks, legal difficulties, and technical issues.
What kind of democracy implies that the opposition is the only group with more wisdom? He asked, “Since when did electoral reform turn into the sole domain of individuals who have continuously shown administrative inconsistency when given authority?”
He claimed that the opposition’s arguments were motivated more by opportunism than by patriotism and that calls for complete technology guarantees disregard Nigeria’s infrastructure inequalities as well as the logistical, legal, and constitutional ramifications.
Oladejo stated that President Tinubu’s consent was the result of constitutional processes, institutional consultation, and parliamentary discussion, characterizing the action as judicious rather than reactive.
He stated that “reform must be thoughtful, sustainable, and legally defensible—not reactionary or driven by social media pressure.”
He warned against using public opinion as a weapon, emphasizing that democracy depends on confidence and that electoral integrity cannot be established on brittle mechanisms intended more for attention than for long-term viability.
“Reforms that bolster institutions are what the Nigerian people deserve, not experiments that could jeopardize them. The Lagos APC, the state’s ruling party, is steadfast in its support of reforms based on sustainability, legality, and national unity,” he continued.
Although dissent is essential in a democracy, Oladejo emphasized that it must not turn into distortion.
“others who are taking significant action to secure electoral confidence should not be lecturing others who were unable to do so when given the opportunity. Governance is more than feelings. It calls for nation over narrative, substance over spectacle, and maturity over melodrama,” he stated.
