Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deems it imperative, as 2025 draws to a close, to confront Nigerians with hard truths about the state of the nation, the courage of its leadership, and the shameful conduct of those who actively resisted national renewal under the guise of opposition.
There is no ambiguity about what 2025 represented: it was a year of unavoidable reform. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, chose the difficult path of dismantling decades of economic deceit, fiscal indiscipline, and governance cowardice that previous administrations either sustained or conveniently ignored.
These reforms were not cosmetic; they struck at entrenched privileges, rent-seeking networks, and political profiteers who had fed fat on national dysfunction.
Predictably, resistance followed. But this resistance was not patriotic dissent-it was calculated sabotage.
A section of the political class, intoxicated by desperation and blinded by ambition, chose to weaponise hardship, amplify fear, and market Nigeria as a failed state to both citizens and the international community.
Their message was clear: if they could not rule Nigeria, then Nigeria must bleed.
What Nigeria faced in 2025 was therefore not merely an economic or security challenge, but a crisis of patriotism.
Never in recent history has opposition politics been so openly invested in national collapse.
Every reform was opposed, every sacrifice mocked, every temporary pain exaggerated, all in a reckless bid to score cheap political points ahead of future elections.
Yet, in spite of this organised resistance, Nigeria did not collapse. The economy began to reorder itself. Fiscal leakages were blocked.
Investor confidence showed early signs of recovery. Critical infrastructure projects advanced. Security interventions intensified.
These outcomes were achieved not because the road was smooth, but because leadership refused to blink in the face of intimidation, blackmail, and coordinated disinformation.
Let it be said clearly: patriotism is tested in moments of difficulty, not in seasons of comfort. Those who rooted against Nigeria in 2025 have failed that test.
History will not confuse constructive criticism with deliberate sabotage, nor will it equate loud cynicism with genuine concern for the masses.
The Lagos APC states unequivocally that Nigeria cannot be rebuilt by those who hope for her downfall. Nation-building demands sacrifice, discipline, and loyalty to the collective good-not opportunistic outrage and political arson.
No country develops when a faction of its elite sees national pain as a campaign strategy.
As we move forward, Nigerians must decide which side of history they intend to occupy. The side of reform, resilience, and responsibility-or the side of resistance, regression, and ruin. The choice is stark, and the consequences are inevitable.
Nigeria will emerge stronger, not because the enemies of reform have gone silent, but because patriotism-tested and bruised-will ultimately defeat perfidy.
Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
