ADC Slams Tinubu’s 2027 Manifesto, Says APC Recycling Failed Promises

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s newly unveiled 2027–2031 manifesto, describing it as a recycling of unfulfilled promises made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general election.

The Council said the document, titled “From Reforms to Prosperity Agenda,” was an attempt to repackage promises that the Tinubu administration had failed to deliver in its first three years in office.

In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC said the manifesto offered no credible roadmap to national prosperity, particularly against the backdrop of economic hardship, insecurity and rising poverty.

It questioned how an administration that had struggled to implement its budgets could now promise prosperity, insisting that Nigerians had yet to experience meaningful improvements in their living conditions.

According to the Council, Tinubu’s 2023 campaign promises included stable electricity, affordable food, a stronger naira, employment opportunities for youths and improved national security.

It, however, alleged that Nigerians had experienced worsening economic conditions, unreliable electricity, rising food prices, currency depreciation and persistent insecurity instead.

The ADC-PCC also questioned the benefits of the removal of fuel subsidy, increased taxation and massive borrowing by the Federal Government, demanding explanations on how the funds had translated into tangible projects and improved infrastructure.

It said the scale of borrowing under the Tinubu administration raised concerns about the country’s debt burden and the economic future of coming generations.

The statement added that borrowing to meet recurrent expenditure, service debts and sustain government operations could not be presented as a credible pathway to prosperity without accountability.

The opposition council further argued that the economic reforms introduced by the administration had imposed disproportionate hardship on ordinary Nigerians without adequate cushioning measures.

It also cited what it described as an admission by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, that the economic reforms were not working as expected and had inflicted hardship on Nigerians.

According to the ADC-PCC, the comment reinforced its position that the administration’s policies had failed to provide the relief promised to citizens.

The Council also questioned the choice of Jigawa State for the manifesto unveiling, saying the political event could not substitute for measurable achievements.

It listed electricity, food security, employment, refineries, infrastructure and the proposed Akwa Ibom Deep Seaport among the promises it said Nigerians had not forgotten.

The ADC-PCC maintained that the 2027 general election would serve as a referendum on the Tinubu administration’s performance in the economy, security, employment, corruption and citizens’ welfare.

It urged Nigerians to reject what it called a recycled manifesto and support the ADC as an alternative committed to economic stability, national security, public accountability and the dignity of citizens.

The Council said Nigerians deserved tangible results rather than another four years of political promises and excuses.