2027: We’ll rescue Nigeria from the abyss – ADC replies Tinubu

By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Monday accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of pushing Nigeria deeper into crisis, declaring that the opposition would rescue the country from ‘the edge of the dangerous precipice’ on which the current administration had placed it.

The party said worsening hunger, rising insecurity, business failures and growing public frustration had deepened hardship across the country, while also raising concerns over the APC presidential primary figures that returned President Tinubu with 10.99 million votes ahead of the 2027 election.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the president’s recent remarks against the opposition as ironic and disconnected from the realities facing ordinary Nigerians.

Abdullahi said, “If the opposition is going to take the country backwards, it would be to reset it from the edge of the dangerous precipice that the current administration has placed it on, because to continue on the same trajectory is to plunge the country into the abyss.

“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.”

The party said inflation had weakened household incomes, while soaring food prices and worsening insecurity continued to place severe pressure on millions of families.

According to the ADC, businesses were shutting down daily under harsh economic conditions, while many farmers could no longer safely access their farmlands because of banditry, kidnappings and violent attacks.

The opposition party also cited reports projecting that about 34.7 million Nigerians could face severe food and nutrition insecurity during the 2026 lean season, while more than 2.3 million people remained displaced by violence and insecurity.

Yet, the ADC said the president had chosen political attacks instead of empathy and accountability.

The party declared, “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 said Nigerians already knew who was responsible for the country’s economic difficulties and insisted that political rhetoric could not erase the reality of “daily suffering” across the country.

The ADC also questioned the outcome of the APC presidential primary, describing the announcement that Tinubu secured 10.99 million votes as unbelievable in what it called a one-man contest.

Abdullahi said, “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: a subtle attempt to set the stage and condition Nigerians for the kind of fantastic rigging being planned by the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.”

The opposition party maintained that Nigeria could not continue on what it described as a disastrous path marked by economic decline, institutional weakness and growing hopelessness.

“Nigerians deserve competent leadership, compassionate governance, and a government that understands that power exists to improve lives, not merely to retain control,” he added.

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