Breaking News: APC Blasts Aregbesola: From Landlord in Progressives to “Tenant in Mushroom Party”
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, following his recent claim that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would take over Aso Rock and Lagos in 2027.
Reporters gathered that Aregbesola made the remarks on Saturday during a political gathering in Lagos, where he welcomed Moshood Salvador, leader of the Labour Party’s Conscience Forum, and his supporters into the ADC.
In a sharp reaction, the APC, through its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, on Sunday described Aregbesola’s new political stance as a fall from grace.
“Here is a man who was once a proud landlord in the progressive family, now reduced to a wandering tenant in a mushroom opposition party,” Oladejo said.
The APC reminded Nigerians that Aregbesola rose through the ranks of the ruling party, serving as Commissioner in Lagos, Governor of Osun, and later a federal minister, enjoying the benefits of the APC platform.
“From Lagos Commissioner to Osun Governor and then Minister, Aregbe ate, dined, and thrived on the APC table. Today, in a desperate bid for relevance, he is busy setting fire to the same house that made him. That, dear Nigerians, is political suicide of the highest order,” Oladejo added.
The ruling party dismissed the ADC’s hopes of electoral success under Aregbesola’s influence, describing it as “a march towards political irrelevance rather than victory.”
“If ADC thinks Aregbesola is the one to lead them to electoral glory, then they are preparing for a funeral, not a victory,” Oladejo stated.
He further argued that Aregbesola’s political relevance has waned, stressing that his criticisms of APC would only consign him to “the footnotes of infamy.”
According to APC, “If ADC insists on betting its future on a man dismantling his own legacy, then the only ‘takeover’ awaiting them in 2027 will be a takeover by ridicule.”