Your wishful pondering can’t assure victory, APC tells Makinde marketing campaign organisation

The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sunday stated the grandiose declaration by the marketing campaign organisation of Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde that its candidate will defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 12 states within the 2027 presidential election is a wishful pondering.

The social gathering stated Makinde lacks the political equipment to perform such ambition.

The social gathering famous that whereas political ambition is a reliable function of democracy, there’s a huge gulf between ambition and capability, between wishful pondering and electoral actuality, and between making daring pronouncements and possessing the political equipment to ship on them.

Makinde is the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) for the presidential election scheduled to  maintain in 2027.

APC in a press release signed by its publicity secretary, Seye Oladejo, stated Governor Makinde and his marketing campaign group appeared to have mistaken the privilege of taking part in an election for the assure of victory.

“In the Olympics, participation is celebrated, but no athlete earns a gold medal merely for showing up at the starting line. Unfortunately, Makinde seems to have appointed himself a champion before the race has even begun, confusing the opportunity to contest with the capacity to prevail.”

The social gathering said that it isn’t against political competitors, and it welcomes each reliable participant within the democratic course of. But, the 2027 presidential election is just not a theatrical efficiency wherein political actors are rewarded for the loudest declarations, neither is it a numerical train wherein the mere presence of candidates on the poll paper interprets into electoral relevance.

“It is a serious contest that demands national reach, organisational depth, credible political structures, persuasive leadership, a compelling record of service and the capacity to mobilise voters across the federation,” it said.

APC added that primarily based on the elemental indices, Makinde’s boast about defeating President Tinubu in 12 states raises extra questions concerning the foundations of his confidence than it provides proof of his electoral power.

“Where is the demonstrable national structure? What is the depth of his support beyond his immediate political environment? What coalition of enduring value has he assembled to translate his pronouncements into votes? And what credible evidence supports the suggestion that his political platform possesses the reach to dislodge a sitting president with an established national political network?,” the assertion reads.