US EditionYou can’t buy North with appointments - ADC slams Tinubu
NIGERIA, JUL 19 – The African Democratic Congress calls Tinubu's appointments token gestures, urging genuine inclusion and equitable policymaking amid Northern Nigeria's prolonged neglect and insecurity.
- The African Democratic Congress criticized President Bola Tinubu’s latest inclusion of Northerners in federal positions, labeling it a belated and insufficient effort to recover lost confidence amid growing dissatisfaction.
- The ADC argued the administration sidelined the North for over 25 months, excluding the region from major decisions like petrol subsidy removal and key appointments.
- On Friday, Tinubu named Muhammad Babangida to lead the Bank of Agriculture, along with six other Northerners appointed to key positions in federal agencies, describing these assignments as consolation roles.
- ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi criticized the appointments as mere token gestures rather than genuine inclusion, emphasizing that symbolic actions do not equate to effective governance, and described the moves as inadequate and overdue.
- The ADC called on Tinubu to reject superficial appeasement tactics and instead foster true unity by engaging in sincere dialogue and implementing fair and balanced policies.
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You can’t buy North with appointments - ADC slams Tinubu
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the recent announcement of appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a “desperate attempt to buy back the trust that he has spent over a year squandering, particularly in Northern Nigeria.” In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC dismissed the appointments as “too little, too late,” adding that “you cannot marginalise a region for…
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