APC Dismisses ADC’s One-Term Prediction For Tinubu As ‘Wishful Thinking’
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC)’s prediction that President Bola Tinubu will serve only one term, describing it as “wishful thinking” and political fantasy.
In a statement on Wednesday, APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the ADC was engaging in “idle talk.”
“It is rather convenient for a party that has no record of winning elections at the national level to begin to write imaginary scripts about the tenure of a leader whose political sagacity, track record of service, and capacity to deliver are beyond question.
“President Tinubu has only just begun the hard work of resetting Nigeria on the path of sustainable growth and progress. Nigerians are already seeing bold, people-oriented policies that lesser leaders have shied away from for decades.
“Our people say, ‘You don’t learn to walk by first attempting to run.’ The APC government under Tinubu is laying solid foundations, step by step, for lasting transformation, while the ADC continues to prance about without roots or direction. Another proverb teaches us that ‘A child who washes his hands clean will dine with elders,’” the statement read.
Oladejo further mocked the ADC, urging Nigerians to ignore distractions.
“As our people wisely remind us, ‘The hen’s cackle does not stop the sunrise.’ No amount of idle chatter from the ADC can derail the historic mandate and steady leadership of President Tinubu. The so-called prophecy of a one-term presidency is nothing but wishful thinking from a party whose best days are behind it – if indeed it ever had any.
“The Lagos APC urges Nigerians to ignore the distractions of political lightweights and remain steadfast in supporting President Tinubu’s administration. The ADC, an Association of Serial Defectors, is already on political life support and will soon fizzle into oblivion,” the statement added.
The APC’s reaction came after the ADC declared that Tinubu would leave office in 2027.
ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, had criticised the Tinubu administration for what he called a complete failure of governance.
“If anything, in two short years, he has shown Nigeria what he is capable of doing. He has divided the country like no other President before him and sent the majority of Nigerians deeper into poverty.
“More innocent lives have been lost under him, and bandits have effectively taken control of a large swathes of our Northern territory. While the President taxes people and businesses to death from Abuja, bandits exert their own taxes in various states of the North.
“Under his watch, national security has degenerated into a cruel joke. Terrorists, bandits, and criminals now operate with total impunity. Citizens are kidnapped in broad daylight. Rural communities have become warzones. Insecurity has metastasized into national trauma, and the government has neither the will nor the capacity to stop it.
“The economy, meanwhile, is in free fall. The naira has collapsed. Inflation is out of control. Food prices have tripled in many parts of the country. Jobs are vanishing. The middle class is disappearing,” Abdullahi said.
The ADC also warned Nigerians against allowing Tinubu remain in power beyond 2027.
“The economy, meanwhile, is in free fall. The naira has collapsed. Inflation is out of control. Food prices have tripled in many parts of the country. Jobs are vanishing. The middle class is disappearing,” Abdullahi stressed.
The party concluded that the contest in 2027 would not be between APC and ADC, but between APC and the Nigerian people.
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