ADC will use ballots not bullets to block Tinubu’s reelection: Coalition
The African Democratic Congress says it is not interested in truncating Nigeria’s democracy.
It said its mission was to rescue power from the ruling All Progressives Congress through democratic means.
ADC interim spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi stated this on Thursday in Abuja.
Mr Abdullahi was reacting to a tweet by the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
He said Mr Onanuga had alleged that the opposition was planning to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu government before 2027.
Mr Abdullahi described the allegation as a baseless and false narrative aimed at clamping down on opposition leaders and activities under the guise of national security.
“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,” he said.
He wondered why the APC, the first opposition party to “come to power in Nigeria, now appeared to find it strange that there is an opposition at all.”
Mr Abdullahi urged Mr Tinubu to caution his aides against further baseless and dangerous allegations that may heat up the system even two years ahead of the next election.
He also called on Nigerians to reject any underhand tactics to discredit the opposition and silence alternative voices.
Mr Abdullahi stressed that the health of Nigeria’s democracy depends on a free, open, and competitive political environment.
He said the ADC remained committed to building a better Nigeria through peace and democratic participation.
(NAN)
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