ADC Challenges APC To Defend Tinubu’s Record, Denies Unpaid Salaries Claim  

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has referred to as on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to account for its efficiency in authorities as an alternative of creating allegations towards opposition events, rejecting claims that the ADC owes its staff unpaid salaries.

The opposition social gathering described the allegation as false and politically motivated, saying it was meant to shift consideration from the financial difficulties going through Nigerians, together with rising residing prices, unemployment and insecurity.

In an announcement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC challenged the APC Presidential Campaign Council to offer proof for its declare, accusing the ruling social gathering of utilizing the allegation to deflect scrutiny of its report.

“If the APC has any credible evidence to support its claims, it should produce it rather than continue to insult Nigerians with fabricated stories masquerading as press statements,” Abdullahi mentioned.

The ADC argued that the nation’s financial situations and safety challenges ought to take priority in political discussions forward of the overall election.

“The real issue is the cost of living. The real issue is the absence of jobs and opportunities for our young people. The real issue is the insecurity that continues to threaten lives, livelihoods, and communities across the country.”

The social gathering additional accused the APC of focusing its re-election marketing campaign on allegations towards its opponents reasonably than highlighting its achievements in workplace.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that the APC has decided to run its 2027 campaign on allegations against the opposition rather than achievements of its own. That is what happens when a government has spent years making promises it cannot keep and excuses it cannot defend,” Abdullahi mentioned.

The ADC spokesman additionally referred to as on the Minister of Information, Alake, and different APC officers to elucidate why Nigerians ought to assist one other time period for the ruling social gathering regardless of what he described as three years of financial hardship and insecurity.

“The APC may control the machinery of government, but it cannot control the lived experiences of Nigerians,” he mentioned.

Abdullahi mentioned the ADC would proceed to carry the administration of President Bola Tinubu accountable, including that allegations towards opposition events wouldn’t erase the financial and safety considerations affecting residents.

“If the APC has a record to defend, let it defend it. If it has solutions, let it present them. But it should stop insulting the intelligence of Nigerians with these increasingly desperate distractions,” he added.

The social gathering maintained that the price of residing and the influence of the Tinubu administration’s insurance policies would stay key points within the debate forward of the 2027 election.