The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointments, describing them as an attempt to regain the trust of Northern Nigerians after over two years of neglect.
In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the move amounted to “political panic management” rather than sincere efforts at national inclusion.
The ADC accused its administration of calculated neglect, saying the North had been systematically sidelined from critical decision-making since the inception of the Tinubu presidency.
According to the party, the recent appointments are nothing more than “consolation prizes” aimed at placating Northerners.
“You cannot marginalise a region for over 25 months and expect applause because you suddenly remembered on the twenty-sixth month that Nigeria is bigger than Lagos State,” Abdullahi stated.
The party argued that every major policy and appointment under the current administration had occurred with minimal Northern representation.
“Northerners, as co-owners of our great federal republic, know better than to be deceived by these token appointments.
”They see through President Tinubu’s actions and can sense that this is not genuine. Tokenism is not inclusion, and symbolism is not governance,” Abdullahi said.
The ADC called on President Tinubu to abandon what it termed “Bourdillon-style appeasement politics” and instead pursue genuine national unity through broad-based consultation, policy fairness, and adherence to the principles of federal character.
“You cannot patch a broken roof with press releases and photo-ops. And you certainly cannot restore the trust that you have lost with the public by pretending that titles are a substitute for genuine commitment to nation-building,” the statement said
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to comments made by the ADC concerning the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the opposition party’s remarks as “insensitive and unacceptable.”
The APC accused the ADC of politicising a period of national mourning for political gain and showcasing itself to be without any understanding of customary state practice and lacking empathy and essential humanity.
