Remark by the presidency suggesting that a group of top politicians adverse to President Bola Tinubu’s reelection under the umbrella of coalition movement and the African Democratic Congress are deploying undemocratic means to achieve their purpose has drawn reaction from ‘the accused’.
President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga had written on his X handle about the anti-Tinubu coalition: “Haters of Nigeria’s progress are banding together to overthrow an administration that has been the most focused, most transformative in our history.”
This has gotten ADC talking via its interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi.
“The APC-led Federal Government appears to be constructing a false narrative designed to justify a potential crackdown on dissent and to criminalise legitimate opposition activities under the guise of protecting national security,” Abdullahi said in a statement he released.
“We are not soldiers; we are politicians. We don’t have bullets—only ballots. When the time comes, we will present our solutions and an alternative vision of the future to the Nigerian people and leave them to make their choice,” he said further.
Before he added: “We call on them to hold the Tinubu administration accountable for any actions that undermine democratic freedoms or violate the political rights of Nigerian citizens.
“The ADC remains committed to building a better Nigeria—through peace, participation, and the power of the people.”
