ADC Faults Tinubu’s Economic Policies, Promises Better Deal

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to abandon his current economic policies or resign from office, arguing that worsening poverty and hunger under his administration have become sufficient grounds for such action.

The opposition party said the latest poverty and food security figures released by international development agencies showed that the administration’s economic reforms had failed to improve the welfare of ordinary Nigerians despite repeated claims of macroeconomic progress.

In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said reports indicating that about 139 million Nigerians now live below the national poverty line, while millions more face acute hunger, reflected the human cost of the Federal Government’s economic policies.

“The evidence of 139 million people living in poverty and 17 million at the risk of starvation is President Tinubu’s scorecard.

“On account of this catastrophic failure alone, President Tinubu should be contemplating resigning from office rather than seeking re-election,” the statement said.

The party argued that although the Federal Government continued to celebrate improved economic indicators such as increased revenue, rising foreign exchange reserves and other macroeconomic gains, those achievements had not translated into improved living conditions for ordinary Nigerians.

“The ADC has repeatedly warned that the economic growth, increased revenue and rising foreign reserves that the Tinubu-led APC government continues to celebrate are meaningless if they do not translate into better lives for the people or protect their livelihoods,” Abdullahi stated.

The opposition party further accused the administration of persisting with what it described as harmful economic policies despite their impact on citizens.

According to the ADC, the government had continued to “market recklessness as courage and wickedness as necessary pains,” while many Nigerians struggled with rising living costs, unemployment and declining purchasing power.

The party maintained that Nigeria required leadership that genuinely understood the daily realities confronting citizens and was committed to policies that directly improved their welfare.

“Nigeria needs a president and a government that truly understand how the people feel and genuinely care about them.

“The true measure of any economic policy is whether it improves the lives of the people, not compounds their misery,” the statement added.

The ADC said it remained committed to offering Nigerians a more inclusive, people-centred economic agenda aimed at reducing poverty, creating jobs and improving living standards across the country.