By Ayomide Otitoju
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of using recent high-profile appointments as a political ploy to win back Northern support after what it described as 25 months of “systemic neglect.”
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised the appointments as “political panic management” driven by rising opposition momentum in the North.
“For over a year, the government ignored the North as bandits displaced farmers and rural economies collapsed,” the ADC said. “Now, with public discontent rising, the President suddenly remembers the region.”
The ADC noted that most major policies under the Tinubu administration—including fuel subsidy removal and fiscal reforms—were carried out with minimal input from the North. It described recent appointments as “consolation prizes” rather than genuine national inclusion.
“Tokenism is not inclusion, and symbolism is not governance,” the statement said.
The party also condemned what it called “Bourdillon-style appeasement politics,” urging the President to embrace broader consultations and equity-based policymaking.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) fired back, accusing the ADC of politicising the recent state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari. APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka described ADC’s criticism as “spooky and unconscionable,” adding that “dignified state honours should not be twisted for political gain.”
