Human rights activist and public commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has cautioned that the All Progressives Congress (APC) risks suffering the same downfall as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which lost power after 16 years of dominance.

In a statement released on Monday, October 27, via his verified 𝕏 (Twitter) account, Shehu accused the APC of repeating the PDP’s past mistakes, citing what he described as the party’s arrogance, disregard for institutions, and growing disconnect from citizens.

Recalling former PDP National Chairman Vincent Ogbulafor’s 2008 boast that the party would rule for 60 years, Shehu said, “Because God is always in charge, Ogbulafor’s PDP was humiliated and disgraced out of power.”

He added that today, the PDP is “preparing itself for burial with no priest willing to preside over the burial mass.”

‘APC Walking the Same Road to Ruin’

Shehu warned that the APC is now treading a similar path, claiming the ruling party is intimidating citizens, blackmailing opponents, and undermining national unity and the economy.

“With the way APC is intimidating people and destroying institutions, its eventual collapse may not be far away,” he cautioned.

Citing several biblical passages, Shehu likened the party’s behavior to arrogance before God, quoting Psalm 37:10, 1 Samuel 2:3, Psalm 31:18, and Isaiah 13:11 to underscore that “divine judgment awaits leaders who abuse power.”

In his concluding remarks, Shehu declared:

“Like the PDP, APC seems to be on a collision course with God — crashing everyone along the way before plunging into the ocean of destruction. Whatever goes up must surely come down.”