ADC also alleged that the Tinubu-led administration is out to intimidate and repress opposition leaders.
By Kehinde Okeowo
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday denied allegation that the newly formed coalition is trying to truncate democracy in Nigeria.
ADC made its position known via a statement signed by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi.
The rebuttal was a response to a tweet by President Bola Tinubu’s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, who claimed that oppositions are planning to overthrow his boss.
According to him, some critics are conspiring to bring down the “most focused, most transformative” government in Nigeria’s history.
Reacting to Onanuga’s comment, Abdullahi described his remark as reckless and unsubstantiated, adding that President Tinubu will be removed through the ballot and not bullets.
He also said the statement shows that the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) is out to intimidate and repress opposition political leaders in Nigeria.
He said: “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.”.
