The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to focus on addressing Nigeria’s worsening insecurity instead of preparing for the 2027 general election.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by Bolaji Abdullahi, its
national publicity secretary, the opposition party criticised Tinubu’s recent
declaration that he was prepared to “fight to the finish” politically, saying
the president should be reflecting on his administration’s security record
instead.
Tinubu made the remarks during a meeting with the leadership
of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the State House in
Abuja.
‘FIGHT TERRORISTS, NOT OPPOSITION’
The ADC said Tinubu was elected to confront terrorists,
bandits and kidnappers, not opposition parties.
“This is our message: Mr President, the fight Nigerians
elected you to lead is not against the opposition. It is against the
terrorists, kidnappers and armed criminals who continue to kill innocent
citizens and destabilise communities across the country,” the statement reads.
The party noted that the remarks came only hours after at
least 30 people were killed in an attack on Naridon village in Kauru LGA of
Kaduna state.
It said the incident highlighted Nigeria’s deepening
security crisis.
The ADC accused Tinubu of responding to violent attacks with
statements instead of decisive action.
“Yet, the President, whose primary duty is to protect and
preserve Nigerian lives, has chosen instead to serve as Nigeria’s Statement
Maker-in-Chief,” the party said.
“After every attack comes another statement. After every
massacre comes another condemnation. After every tragedy comes another
expression of sympathy.
“Nigerians did not elect a Commander-in-Chief to become the
nation’s chief issuer of condolence statements.”
The party added that Tinubu appears more willing to confront
the opposition than terrorists.
“What is equally disturbing is that when it comes to
insecurity, President Tinubu is a commentator. However, when it comes to the
opposition, he is a combatant,” the ADC said.
“Mr President should reserve decisive words and actions like
‘fight to the finish’ to defeat the terrorists, bandits and kidnappers who
continue to shed innocent Nigerian blood, not the opposition who want to save
Nigerians from his misrule and failure.”
‘REFLECT ON INSECURITY, NOT 2027’
The ADC said Tinubu’s administration has failed to deliver
the level of security Nigerians expect after more than three years in office.
“After more than three years in office, this administration
cannot point to a security record that justifies political bravado,” the ADC
stated.
“Given its catastrophic failure to secure lives and
property, one would have expected the President to be reflecting on his record,
not digging in politically.”
The party said elections are won through performance rather
than political rhetoric.
“The ADC believes elections are won by performance, not by
declarations of political toughness,” the party said.
“The President’s real opponents are not the opposition. They
are terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and the growing insecurity that continues
to claim innocent Nigerian lives. Those are the enemies he was elected to
fight, and as things stand today, they remain undefeated.”
The party urged the president to prioritise restoring
security across the country instead of engaging in political battles ahead of
the 2027 elections.
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