Lagos APC Hits ADC Over Criticism of President Tinubu’s Europe Trip
Kehinde Adeleye
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded sharply to criticisms from African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, regarding President Bola Tinubu’s recent trip to Europe, stressing that “Nigeria is not governed from a village square.”
APC spokesman Mogaji Seye Oladejo accused the ADC of resorting to “noise, misinformation, and pedestrian politics” instead of offering serious policy alternatives.
In a statement, he emphasized that President Tinubu’s trip aimed to advance Nigeria’s economic interests, strengthen bilateral relations, attract investment, and enhance the country’s global standing, not for sightseeing as the opposition claims.
Oladejo further noted that leadership is not confined to being within national borders, asserting, “President Tinubu governs with intent, structure, and continuity.
The machinery of government remains firmly in motion at all times.”
Highlighting the ADC’s lack of a coherent policy agenda, he said, “Having nothing concrete to offer Nigerians—no roadmap, no credible economic alternative, no security blueprint—the opposition resorts to monitoring flight schedules and issuing press releases rooted in envy and ignorance.”
The APC spokesman also reminded critics that under Tinubu, international engagements are strategically aligned with economic recovery, foreign direct investment, energy transition, infrastructure financing, and global relevance, contrasting it with past ineffective foreign trips under previous administrations.
He concluded by urging the opposition to provide serious alternatives, warning that “empty, meaningless noise-making has reduced it to a caricature.” Oladejo reaffirmed that the Renewed Hope Agenda is an ongoing process requiring bold domestic reforms and purposeful international engagement, with President Tinubu firmly leading for the benefit of Nigerians.
