The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of political grandstanding with his remarks against opposition parties.
ADC made the allegation in reaction to Tinubu’s statement delivered after the announcement of his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer for the 2027 Presidential Election on Sunday.
Tinubu was alleged to have claimed that the opposition party lacks ideas and vision as he highlighted his administration’s accomlishments.
While faulting the accomplishments, the opposition party, in a statement issued on its official X handle on Monday, queried Tinubu over the economic hardship in the country which it alleged to be caused by the president.
“Nigerians understand clearly who is responsible for the hardship they are currently enduring, and no amount of political subterfuge can erase the reality of daily suffering across the country.
“President Tinubu must understand that Nigerians are no longer interested in speeches or political grandstanding.
“Nigerians are asking simple questions: Why is food unaffordable? Why are businesses collapsing? Why are citizens increasingly unsafe? Why are more Nigerians falling into poverty despite endless promises of reform and recovery?” The party wrote.
ADC further slammed Tinubu for awarding himself medal over what it described as the one of the most catastrophic economic policies in recent history.
“It is both ironic and tragic that a government under whose watch nearly 35 million Nigerians are now projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026 would accuse the opposition of lacking ideas or vision.
“This is a government under which inflation has devastated household incomes, food prices have become unbearable, insecurity has continued to spread across the country, and millions of Nigerians now live with a level of economic anxiety and hopelessness never before experienced in recent national history.
“Under President Tinubu’s administration, millions of families have been forced to reduce meals, businesses are shutting down daily under unbearable economic pressure, and farmers across many parts of the country can no longer safely access their farmlands because of banditry, kidnappings, and violent attacks.
“International organisations have repeatedly warned that Nigeria is facing one of the worst food insecurity crises in the world, with recent assessments projecting that about 34.7 million Nigerians could face severe food and nutrition insecurity during the 2026 lean season.” The statement read further.
The ADC further claimed over 2.3 million Nigerians remain displaced by violence and insecurity, while communities across the North West and North Central continue to suffer repeated attacks with little assurance of safety from the government.
It described the President’s remark against the opposition as unfortunate, alleging that the naira collapsed in value under his administration with purchasing power evaporating and poverty deepening at an alarming rate.
“Nigerians know where they were before this government came into office, and they know where they are today.
“The truth is that the opposition did not create the hunger in the land.
“The opposition did not destroy the value of the naira. The opposition did not create the insecurity that has turned farming communities into killing fields.
“The opposition did not push businesses into collapse or force millions of young Nigerians into despair and economic uncertainty.” The ADC stated.
The party maintained that Nigeria cannot continue on in what it described as disastrous path of economic pain without measurable progress, worsening insecurity, institutional decline, and growing hopelessness.
Meanwhile, the ADC also faulted the APC Presidential Primary Election which saw Tinubu emerge winner with 10.99 million votes.
It claimed that Tinubu only contested against himself as the election process was allegedly designed for him.
“The ADC also finds it bizarre that President Tinubu was announced to have secured 10.99 million votes in the APC presidential primary.
“In a process designed for President Tinubu to contest against himself, one may be tempted to dismiss the figure as laughable, if it were not recognisable for what it truly represents.” The ADC added.