The national publicity secretary of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the party’s objective is to win presidential election in 2027 as a necessary step towards rescuing Nigeria from what he described as an unprecedented governance crisis.
Abdullahi made this known during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday.
He added “It’s solely to get Tinubu out of power. That is the agenda and not about the interests of Nigeria. There is no scenario where he remains in power, and we are able to save this country,”
Abdullahi claimed that Nigeria has been hijacked, adding that “When people say you can smash it, grab it, and run with it, that is the language of banditry”.
He indicated that such attitudes now reflect the mindset of President Tinubu’s administration.
The ADC Spokesman also raised concerns over allegations of legislative manipulation especially on the tax laws, describing recent events as unprecedented in Nigeria’s democratic history.
He accused the government of forging a law that had already been duly passed by the National Assembly, questioning the implications of such an act.
Speaking on the Federal Government’s reported payment of $9 million to foreign lobbyists in the United States, allegedly to improve Nigeria’s image before American political leaders, including President Donald Trump, Abdullahi said he had reviewed documents, and there was no transparency model or legality of the process.
”Is it a bad thing to lobby? No, it’s not a bad thing. But what they are doing, number one, I don’t even want to go into all the processes. How was this contract awarded? How was the money paid? Who paid the money? What budget line was it taken from? How was the money transferred out of Nigeria? he said.
He argued that the expenditure revealed misplaced priorities. “If you invest nine million dollars in internal security, you will see results. You won’t have to convince the president of another country that your country is safe,” he added
