Tinubu Will Not Get Second Term in 2027, ADC Speaks, Condemns Administration
- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Presidency’s remarks about President Bola Tinubu’s tenure, calling them undemocratic and presumptuous
- In a scathing statement, the ADC insisted Tinubu’s mandate ends in 2027 and accused his administration of deepening poverty and insecurity
- The party warned that any talk of extending Tinubu’s stay in office reflects a dangerous disconnect from Nigeria’s worsening realities
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticised the Presidency’s recent declaration that President Bola Tinubu has no intention of extending his tenure beyond 2031, calling the statement “presumptuous and patently undemocratic.”
In a strongly worded response issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC maintained that President Tinubu’s constitutional mandate ends in 2027.
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The party expressed confidence that Nigerians would not support any attempt to prolong his stay in office “by a single day.”
The ADC argued that given the current state of insecurity, economic hardship, and governance failures, the President should be preparing to exit office in 2027.
Abdullahi stated, “Any plan to stay in office beyond that date would indeed be a confirmation that this government is incapable of reading the room.”
The party’s reaction followed a statement from the Presidency dismissing claims made by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who alleged that Tinubu harboured ambitions of becoming a “life President.”
The ADC said the Presidency’s “desperate response” only served to validate long-standing public suspicions.
ADC condemns Tinubu’s governance record
According to Abdullahi, the President’s suggestion of remaining in office until 2031 “betrays a mindset that dismisses re-election as mere formalities, rather than a constitutional requirement to present his score card to the people.” He added, “Re-election is not automatic, and President Tinubu has not earned a second term.”
The ADC accused the Tinubu administration of deepening national divisions and worsening poverty.
“In two short years, he has shown Nigeria what he is capable of doing. He has divided the country like no other President before him and sent majority of Nigerians deeper into poverty,” Abdullahi said.
The statement further alleged that bandits had seized control of large swathes of Northern Nigeria, imposing their own taxes while the federal government levied “punitive taxes” on citizens and businesses. “Under his watch, national security has degenerated into a cruel joke,” the ADC claimed, citing rampant kidnappings and the transformation of rural communities into warzones.
Economic collapse and rising public anger
The ADC painted a grim picture of the nation’s economic landscape, asserting that the naira had collapsed, inflation was spiralling, and food prices had tripled. “Jobs are vanishing. The middle class is disappearing,” Abdullahi said.
He added that businesses were crumbling under the weight of inconsistent policies and excessive taxation. “Nigerians are now poorer, hungrier, and angrier than they were before Tinubu took office,” the statement concluded.
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ADC slams Tinubu over “desperate” northern appointments
Legit.ng earlier reported that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent appointments, describing them as a last-minute attempt to regain trust in Northern Nigeria after months of what the party calls neglect and exclusion.
In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC rejected the latest moves by the presidency as “too little, too late,” accusing the administration of marginalizing the North for over two years and only now trying to placate the region with what it termed “token appointments.”
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