2027: You Have Every Reason To Be Scared, ADC Replies Tinubu

By Rotela Oguns

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said President Bola Tinubu will be deceiving himself if he thinks  returning to the seat of power in Aso Rock in 2027 is a certainty for him, stressing that the biting economy and other realities confronting Nigerians should be a concern to him.

The opposition party noted that Tinubu should, by now, know that his reelection bid is in jeopardy considering the hardship in the land adding that the president would have “millions of Nigerians” to contend with in 2027 to realize his dream.

Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s Publicity Secretary stated this in a statement issued on Friday.while reacting to Tinubu’s remarks about the opposition party’s convention held on Wednesday.

Tinubu had mocked the opposition party’s inaugural convention since prominent politicians took over the leadership of the ADC.

Reacting to the convention and what it portends for his reelection bid, Tinubu had described the event as  “rascality of street convention” adding that what happened at the occasion was just “noise” without substance.

But reacting to the president’s speech ADC described it as unpresidential, accusing Tinubu of focusing on politics instead of addressing pressing national issues such as rising poverty and insecurity.

The ADC said the President’s remarks reflected “anxiety” and a disconnect from the realities facing citizens, including high cost of living, food inflation, and declining purchasing power.

“What Nigerians saw was not the confidence of a leader in control. It was the anxiety of a President increasingly disconnected from the reality of hardship, insecurity, and frustration facing millions of citizens.

“At a time when families are battling a historic cost of living crisis, food inflation, rising debt burdens, and collapsing purchasing power, the President chose to mock the opposition instead of addressing the suffering of Nigerians. However, even as he spoke, reports of children being abducted from examination centres were circulating. This is the reality of today’s Nigeria, insecurity spreading deeper into everyday life while government appears distracted,” the ADC said.

The party additionally accused Tinubu of attempting to court supporters of late former President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the next election, describing the move as hypocritical.