Tinubu: ADC replies Presidency over ‘overthrow’ comment

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On Wednesday, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, declared that President Bola Tinubu would be ousted by a poll rather than by force.

It rejected suggestions that the alliance wants to end Nigeria’s democracy.

Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim national publicity secretary for the ADC, charged Tinubu with setting the stage for a crackdown on opposition leaders.

He said this in reaction to a tweet from Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s spokesperson, accusing the opposition of plotting to topple the president.

Onanuga had claimed that the alliance has banded together to topple Tinubu’s government.

Abdullahi criticized Onanuga’s statement, calling it careless and unsupported.

Abdullahi added in a statement he signed that Onanuga’s remark demonstrates that Tinubu’s government is trying to stifle and frighten Nigeria’s opposition political leaders.

He stated that rather than overthrowing Tinubu, ADC would look at democratic ways to guarantee his withdrawal from government.

The statement reads partly: “ADC condemned the tweet made by an aide of President Bola Tinubu, Onanuga, which alleges that the opposition is planning to overthrow the Tinubu government before 2027.

“If anything, it potentially lays the grounds for systematic clampdown on opposition leaders.

“The ADC is not interested in truncating democracy, we are solely committed to saving the nation from the irredeemable incompetence of this government. We are not soldiers, we are politicians.

“We don’t have bullets; we only have the ballots. When the time comes, we will only present our solutions and an alternative vision of the future to the Nigerian people and leave them to make their choice.”

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