ADC Wishes Tinubu Happy Birthday, Urges Reflection

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to reflect on the performance of his administration as he marks his 74th birthday.

The national publicity secretary of ADC, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a post on X,
said “Happy Birthday, Mr. President. As you mark another year, Nigerians reflect on a presidency whose impact is now impossible to ignore.”

He lamented that under the president’s watch, fuel prices have risen by nearly 500%, turning basic transportation into a daily calculation of survival.

The ADC spokesman also said Nigeria, under the Tinubu administration, has climbed to 4th on the Global Terrorism Index, while thousands of lives have been lost to violence, families shattered, and communities displaced.

“Every hour, a Nigerian is killed by insurgents,” Abdullahi said.

“Under your presidency, insecurity has not just persisted, it has adapted, expanded, and, at times, been met with language that blurs accountability, where those who terrorize Nigerians are referred to as “sons” and “brothers,” even as their victims bury loved ones.

“Under your leadership, the economic strain on Nigerians has deepened, the cost of living has surged, and the ‘Renewed Hope’ that you promised has turned to hopelessness for millions of Nigerian families.”

Abdullahi said the political space is narrowing, raising real concerns about the steady drift toward a one-party state, in a democracy that was fought for with blood, sweat and tears.

Noting that birthdays are for reflection, Abdullahi said “as you celebrate your final year in office, Nigerians can only offer a prayer, that this next year brings a sudden and unfamiliar miracle: that you begin to take governance more seriously.

“That you finally see the loss of lives under your watch as a failure of your leadership; and that you begin, at the very least, to act with the weight and responsibility of leading the world’s most populous Black nation.

“Wishing you good health, improved judgment, and a sense of responsibility to the people you govern,” he stated.

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