Nigeria does not need gamer-in-chief – ADC blasts Tinubu
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his recent comment that “the game is sweet only when you are winning,” saying the remark reflects a troubling disconnect from the realities facing Nigerians.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, reacted to a video of the President speaking at an interfaith breaking of fast on Wednesday night, where he said “the game is sweet only when you are winning.”
Reacting to this, Bolaji took to his X handle in a post, questioning whether it was important to ask who exactly was winning in what he described as a “so-called game.”
“It is important to ask the President: Who exactly is winning in this so-called game?” the ADC spokesman said.
He questioned whether Nigerians could truly be considered winners amid worsening insecurity and economic hardship across the country.
“Are Nigerians winning when communities are attacked and citizens are killed?” he asked.
“Are Nigerians winning when graduates cannot find jobs?”
“Are Nigerians winning when families cannot afford food and basic necessities?”
“Are Nigerians winning when the brightest young people see their future only outside their own country?”
The party maintained that the struggles faced by ordinary Nigerians show that the current political climate cannot be reduced to a game.
“If politics is a game to the President, the Nigerian people are the ones paying the price,” the statement said.
It added that the country requires serious leadership that recognises the gravity of the office of the President.
“Nigeria does not need a gamer-in-chief. Nigeria needs a leader who understands the weight of the office he holds and the responsibility it carries,” the ADC spokesman stated.
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