Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate for 2027, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to step aside and “let Nigeria breathe.”
Adebayo made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, reacting to the president’s decision to limit his participation in physical campaign tours ahead of the presidential election.
Tinubu had spoken at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, where he urged members to take the party’s message to Nigerians across states and local government areas while he focuses on governance.
In response, Adebayo said that if Tinubu is too tired to campaign, he is too weak to govern.In a statement signed by his campaign’s Chief Communications Adviser, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the SDP candidate described Tinubu as a “president in absentia” at a time when Nigeria needs hands-on leadership.
“Nigeria is too complex, too dynamic, and currently too distressed to be governed by remote control,” Adebayo said.
He cited what he described as repeated instances of the president governing from a distance, including prolonged medical vacations presented as working visits, absence during national emergencies, and reliance on proxies to announce state policies.
“We have seen repeated instances where the President is visibly missing when the country needs reassurance. From unannounced foreign trips during critical economic decisions to his complete silence during widespread regional protests, he has consistently acted like a president in absentia. If you are too tired to campaign, you are too weak to govern,” he said.
Adebayo alleged that the decision to stay off the campaign trail was driven by fear rather than strategy.
“The excuse of bowing out of the 2027 campaign is a cowardly smokescreen. The truth is that the President is terrified of the Nigerian people,” he argued.
He claimed the administration’s economic policies, including the fallout from fuel subsidy removal, high inflation and currency instability have made the president unpopular.
“He knows the pain his bad policies have inflicted on families. He is hiding because he cannot face public anger, and he knows any appearance on a campaign trail will be met with collective booing of a betrayed populace.”
Adebayo concluded: “It is time to face reality: step aside, go home, and let this country breathe.”
He called on the administration to prioritise national interest over political survival and to be transparent about the president’s capacity to lead for the remainder of his term.
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