You Can’t Call What You Don’t Understand Sabotage: Lagos APC Lashes Peter Obi, ADC Says Lagos Port Investment Is Economic Genius, Not Sabotage

Opposition Ignorance on Display Again: Lagos Port Investment Is Economic Genius, Not Sabotage

“You can’t call what you don’t understand sabotage.”
– Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC Spokesman.

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again been treated to the comic relief that passes for opposition commentary in Nigeria – this time, the laughable claim that “neglecting Warri, Calabar, Onne, and Port Harcourt ports while spending $1 billion on Lagos port” amounts to economic sabotage.

This reckless statement only exposes, yet again, the opposition’s chronic ignorance of basic economics and governance. Their loud opinions are rarely backed by facts, figures, or even a faint understanding of national policy direction.

Facts the Opposition Is Too Lazy to Learn

The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda is not “neglecting” any port. The $1 billion investment in the Lagos Deep Sea Port is part of a nationwide modernization blueprint designed to transform Nigeria into West Africa’s premier maritime hub.

It is not a Lagos project – it is a Nigeria project, attracting foreign direct investment from China Harbour Engineering Company and Singapore’s Tolaram Group, both of whom saw in President Tinubu’s vision a business environment worth their billions.

Meanwhile, the same administration is executing the following:
• Onne Port modernization, including equipment upgrade and digitalization;
• Dredging of Calabar Port, to increase draft depth and accommodate larger vessels;
• Rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Port complex, under a new concessionary framework; and
• Warri Port corridor expansion, with new rail link integration to ease inland cargo movement.

But of course, the opposition wouldn’t know this – they’re too busy tweeting ignorance and recycling talking points from the political dustbin.

Economic Vision vs. Political Illiteracy

The $1 billion Lagos Port investment is not “sabotage”; it’s economic foresight. It’s about creating jobs, boosting exports, and ending decades of inefficiency that made Nigerian ports some of the most expensive in Africa.

The Lekki Deep Sea Port, Nigeria’s first fully automated port, is already redefining port management, increasing turnaround time, and boosting revenue to government coffers. It’s the kind of progress that threatens those whose only skill in politics is complaining without contributing.

The only sabotage here is the opposition’s attempt to weaponize regional sentiment against national progress. The tragedy is not that they don’t understand economics – it’s that they don’t care to learn.

A Word of Advice to Peter Obi

Although it is widely acknowledged that constructive intellectual engagement remains the major weak point of Mr. Peter Obi, he will do well to carry out in-depth research into any issue he wishes to put in the public domain.
This will help him avoid the legacy of generational embarrassment that comes from shallow, ill-informed commentary dressed up as economic analysis. Nigeria deserves leaders who think before they speak, not those who confuse populist soundbites for policy discourse.

Renewed Hope Is a National Agenda, Not a Regional Favor

From the Bonny Deep Sea Port in Rivers, to the Ibom Port in Akwa Ibom, to the ongoing dredging and rehabilitation of Warri and Calabar Ports – this administration’s commitment is holistic, inclusive, and nationwide.

That Lagos appears ahead is simply because vision meets execution here. President Tinubu’s leadership has always been about results, not rhetoric.

Unlike the opposition, which specializes in propaganda and excuses, the APC builds what others only promise.

Conclusion

Those crying foul over the Lagos Port investment should first pick up a basic economic policy manual before embarrassing themselves further. Governance is driven by strategy, not sentiment.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC remain focused on building a Nigeria that works – one port, one project, and one policy at a time. The opposition can continue to cry from the sidelines; the train of progress has already left the station.

Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo
Lagos APC Spokesman
28/10/25