Tinubu behaves more like a political candidate than a President – ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Tinubu for allegedly kick-starting his 2027 re-election bid while the country remains under a state of emergency, calling it a cynically insensitive action that makes nonsense of the emergency declaration itself.

In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC criticised the President’s distribution of branded vehicles to campaign agents across the country even as kidnapped citizens languish in captivity and security forces struggle to contain escalating violence and banditry.

The ADC stated that by launching his re-election campaign under the guise of “Renewed Hope Ambassadors”, Tinubu is acting more like a presidential candidate focused on re-election than a President of a beleaguered nation under emergency rule, with worsening security crises engulfing the country.

The party also alleges that the President’s action is a patent violation of the Electoral Act and the INEC timetable.

A few days ago, media reports showed 2027 elections campaign vehicles with Tinubu’s campaign office inscription being distributed to party faithful across the country in violation of the national elections guidelines that that prohibits campaigns before the set date for all political parties.