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

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has known 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 get together described the allegation as false and politically motivated, saying it was supposed to shift consideration from the financial difficulties dealing with Nigerians, together with rising residing prices, unemployment and insecurity.

In a press release issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC challenged the APC Presidential Campaign Council to supply proof for its declare, accusing the ruling get together of utilizing the allegation to deflect scrutiny of its file.

“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 stated.

The ADC argued that the nation’s financial situations and safety challenges ought to take priority in political discussions forward of the final 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 get together additional accused the APC of focusing its re-election marketing campaign on allegations towards its opponents slightly 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 stated.

The ADC spokesman additionally known as on the Minister of Information, Alake, and different APC officers to elucidate why Nigerians ought to help one other time period for the ruling get together 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 stated.

Abdullahi stated 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 get together 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.