In what has been described as one of the most urgent political warnings of the year, lawyer and public affairs analyst, Chris Nwokobia has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery; hence, its craving for endorsements.

Similarly, former presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, rebuked the rul6 APC, describing its recent mid-term summit as “a celebration of failure.”

Appearing on The Morning Show on ARISE News, Nwokobia said the wave of defections to the APC and the premature endorsements of President Bola Tinubu for a second term were not signs of dominance, but of deep insecurity.

“If you’re winning, you don’t panic. If you’re confident, you don’t manipulate. The APC is jittery. That’s why it is in a frenzy to endorse Tinubu barely two years into his term,” Nwokobia said.

With just five days to Tinubu’s two years in office, the political atmosphere is tense. Senior politicians from the opposition have been defecting to the APC in droves. Tinubu recently welcomed them as joining the “winning team,” adding that he would like to “sweep them clean.”

But Nwokobia, a former APC campaigner, who now leads the Country First Movement, described such rhetoric as dangerous, adding that “one-party state is not a badge of honour”

He stated: “When the President begins to celebrate the death of opposition; when he says ‘sweep them clean,’ he is not just embracing political conquest; he is flirting with authoritarianism.”

The activist likened the APC’s actions to a democracy in freefall, where power is preserved not through performance but through control, propaganda and fear.

“This isn’t about governance anymore. It’s all about 2027. It’s all about power. It’s all about fear of competition,” he added.

ON his part, Adebayo accused the party of abandoning governance and insulting Nigerians with what he called “a pre-victory celebration” for a game they haven’t even played.

“What we saw today,” Adebayo said in a post-event interview with Trust TV, “was not a summit; it was theatre. They paraded applause, exaggerated achievements and turned serious national suffering into stand-up comedy. That’s not leadership; it’s mockery.”

The event, billed as a National Summit to showcase the Tinubu administration’s mid-term achievements, featured a wave of self-congratulations.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio led the charge, hailing Tinubu as a political genius and “the sole candidate” for 2027. But while red carpets were rolled out and applause filled the air, not everyone was clapping.

Akpabio praised Tinubu’s “political sagacity,” claiming lawmakers had “never had it this good.”

Sen Smart Adeyemi said: “For those saying a one-party system is dangerous, this is a party that is driving the aspirations of Nigerians. Where do you stand if you’re not in the vehicle that’s moving? Don’t blame people for jumping off a sinking ship when they have no life jackets. I’m proud of what we have and I expect more to come. That’s the game.”

But Adebayo pushed back: “What about the woman in Bama who can’t pay hospital bills? The graduate in Kogi whose degree is gathering dust? Who are they governing? Just themselves?”

He faulted the summit for lacking accountability or any real performance audit.

“Nigerians deserve a mid-term report, not a campaign launch,” he said, accusing the administration of misusing public resources to serve party interests while citizens suffer under crushing inflation, rising insecurity and unemployment.

“They’re using state money to brand private vehicles, inflate budgets, and treat the national treasury like a personal inheritance. It’s a betrayal of public trust,” he stated.

He took particular issue with Tinubu’s controversial 2023 campaign remark of “Grab it. Snatch it. Run away with it”, which was replayed at the summit. Adebayo said such rhetoric only fuels public anxiety about electoral integrity.