President Bola Tinubu
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that unseating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general election is central to what it describes as a broader effort to rescue Nigeria from a deepening governance crisis.
Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, ADC spokesperson and former minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the opposition party’s focus is firmly on ending the Tinubu administration, which he accused of presiding over unprecedented national decline.
> “It’s solely to get Tinubu out of power. That is the agenda and not about the interests of Nigeria,” Abdullahi said.
“There is no scenario where he remains in power, and we are able to save this country.”
The ADC spokesman claimed that Nigeria has effectively been hijacked, arguing that the conduct of those in authority reflects what he described as a dangerous and lawless mindset.
> “When people say you can smash it, grab it, and run with it, that is the language of banditry,” he stated, adding that such thinking now defines the current administration.
Abdullahi also raised alarm over what he described as legislative manipulation, particularly concerning recent tax laws. According to him, developments around the legislation are without precedent in Nigeria’s democratic history.
He accused the Federal Government of forging a law that had already been duly passed by the National Assembly, questioning the gravity of such an allegation.
> “A government that can forge a duly passed law; what do you call that?” he asked.
Turning to reports that the Federal Government paid $9 million to foreign lobbyists in the United States to improve Nigeria’s image among American political leaders, including President Donald Trump, Abdullahi said the process lacked transparency and clear legal backing.
> “Is it a bad thing to lobby? No, it’s not a bad thing,” he said.
“But what they are doing—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 argued that the expenditure exposed what he called misplaced priorities, insisting that the funds would have been better deployed to address insecurity within the country.
> “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,” Abdullahi added.
The ADC spokesperson further accused the government of prioritising international image management over the safety and welfare of Nigerians.
> “They don’t care whether Nigerians are still dying. They don’t care that people are still being killed. They just want to look good before Americans,” he said.
Abdullahi also expressed concern over a recently signed medical Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Nigeria and the United States, reportedly concluded around December 19. He claimed the agreement gives the US significant control over how funds are spent and which regions benefit, despite Nigeria contributing more financially.
> “No Nigerians have seen the details of this MOU,” he said, describing the terms as “shocking” and raising serious questions about national sovereignty and accountability.
According to him, the issues he outlined underscore why the ADC believes political change in 2027 is unavoidable if Nigeria is to reverse its current trajectory.
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