ADC slams Tinubu’s northern appointments as desperate, insincere

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent appointments in Northern Nigeria, describing them as belated, desperate, and insincere efforts to regain the region’s trust after prolonged neglect.

In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC accused Tinubu of marginalizing the North for over a year and attempting to win back support with what it termed “political panic management.”

“You cannot marginalise a region for over twenty-five months and expect applause because you suddenly remembered on the twenty-sixth month that Nigeria is bigger than Lagos State,” the statement read.

The party condemned the appointments as a reactionary move prompted by mounting public discontent and the rise of a strong opposition coalition gaining ground in the North.

“For over a year, this government turned a blind eye as bandits terrorised northern communities, farmers abandoned their lands, and rural economies collapsed due to the chaotic fuel subsidy removal,” the statement said.

The ADC argued that the new appointments were being offered as “consolation prizes” after the damage had been done, insisting that “tokenism is not inclusion, and symbolism is not governance.”

It urged the Tinubu administration to shift away from what it called “Bourdillon-style appeasement politics” and instead pursue genuine national inclusion through open consultation, policy fairness, and adherence to the federal character principle.