The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 campaign council, describing it as a “rehabilitation centre” for politicians facing unresolved corruption allegations.
The opposition party questioned the return of individuals who, it said, had previously faced investigations or prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged financial misconduct.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC asked the government to explain the status of the corruption cases involving those now being brought back into the political fold.
“If they have been cleared, the government should show how and when and by whom they were cleared,” Abdullahi said.
The party alleged that corruption investigations under the Tinubu administration were increasingly disappearing from public view, only for some of those involved to later re-emerge in political or government positions.
“Under this government, corruption allegations increasingly appear to have an expiry date,” the ADC said.
‘2027 is a referendum’
The opposition party also described the 2027 general election as a referendum on President Tinubu’s record in office, arguing that the administration had failed to adequately address rising poverty and the cost-of-living crisis.
The ADC accused the government of presiding over worsening economic hardship while politically connected Nigerians, it alleged, continued to enjoy what it called “obscene opulence”.
“They cannot campaign away the cost of living crisis or the endemic poverty that their bad policies have created,” the party said.
The ADC also renewed its call for a targeted, capped, budgeted and independently audited subsidy on domestic fuel production, saying such a measure would help reduce pump prices and ease pressure on households.
“Our proposal is straightforward: every naira must be traceable and every barrel accounted for,” the party said.
It further challenged the Tinubu administration to account for what it described as wasteful expenditure and misguided policies, arguing that Nigerians would judge the government’s record at the 2027 election.
