APC Hails Sweeping Victories in Bye-Elections, Criticizes PDP Governors

Strategic Insights -

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed its sweeping victories in the recent bye-elections as a clear endorsement of President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope agenda. The party saw wins in non-APC states like Zamfara, Adamawa, and Kano, despite alleged state-sponsored violence by opposition-led governments. APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka stated that the party's dominant victory attests to the resonance of President Tinubu's policies with Nigerians. Morka criticized the PDP Governors for their "odiferous hypocrisy" and failure to deliver for Nigerians, urging them to focus on reviving their party rather than making baseless accusations against the APC.

Key Takeaways:

  • The APC won bye-elections in non-APC states like Zamfara, Adamawa, and Kano, indicating growing public confidence in the Tinubu administration's transformative policies.
  • APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka criticized PDP Governors for their alleged hypocrisy, calling them "terminally ailing" and "deep comatose" as a party rejected by Nigerians.
  • The APC emphasized its delivery of "evidence-backed transformative governance" across all sectors, highlighting its success in contrast to the PDP's era when many states struggled to pay basic wages.
  • PDP Governors accused the APC of lacking vision and predicted a loss of public support in the 2027 elections, which the APC dismissed as "frivolous" and reflective of their own internal crises.
  • Morka urged the PDP Governors to focus on reviving their "scanty" and fractured party rather than making baseless accusations against the APC.
  • The APC called on Nigerians to ignore the PDP's "empty rhetorics" and rally behind President Tinubu's vision for a prosperous future.
  • President Tinubu's Renewed Hope agenda was hailed by the APC as a clear endorsement of its transformative policies, which the party claimed had resonated with Nigerians.

Statistics:

  • 3 bye-elections won by the APC in non-APC states.
  • 1 meeting of PDP Governors in Zamfara State on August 23, 2025, where they predicted a loss of public support for the APC in the 2027 elections.
  • 1 statement by Felix Morka criticizing PDP Governors' stance on democracy.
  • 1 criticism of the PDP for selectively praising democracy when they win but questioning its credibility when they lose.

Sources:

  • Press statement issued on August 25, 2025, by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, CON.
  • Statement by PDP Governors in Zamfara State on August 23, 2025.