ADC Urges Tinubu to Abandon Ruinous Economic Policies or Resign

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to either drop what it describes as his “neoliberal economic policies” or step down from office.

The opposition party said Nigerians can no longer endure the current economic situation, which it claims is pushing more people into poverty and hunger.

In a statement released on Saturday by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC expressed deep concern over a recent World Bank report indicating that 139 million Nigerians now live below the poverty line.

The party argued that the reports clearly show many citizens are struggling to survive despite government claims of economic progress.

According to the ADC, the evidence proves that Tinubu’s economic policies have failed and could lead to even more catastrophic outcomes if he remains in power beyond 2027.

The statement reads: “These reports were stark evidence that the present administration’s economic policies have failed and are likely to deliver even more catastrophic consequences if President Tinubu continues in office beyond 2027.”

The ADC blamed the hardship on policies that prioritize economic figures over the welfare of ordinary Nigerians, saying the situation is the inevitable result of favouring money over people and statistics over survival.

The party noted that it has repeatedly warned that growth in government revenue and foreign reserves means little if it does not improve citizens’ lives, yet the administration refuses to change direction.

Instead of adjusting course, the government has stubbornly clung to its ruinous policies, even marketing recklessness as courage and hardship as “necessary pains,” the ADC said.

The opposition warned that three years into Tinubu’s term, the growing poverty and hunger reflect the administration’s performance, with 17 million Nigerians at risk of starvation.

The ADC concluded that what Nigeria needs is a leader who truly understands the people’s struggles and genuinely cares about their welfare, not a government that feasts while asking citizens to fast.

It added that temporary relief programmes cannot solve poverty; lasting change requires building an economy that enables Nigerians to produce more food, earn decent incomes, and live with dignity.

The party pledged that an ADC government would secure farming communities and agricultural corridors so farmers can work without fear, transport their produce safely, and achieve genuine food security.

The ADC urged that the national economic debate should focus on improving lives rather than competing theories, stating that hunger remains the most honest measure of economic performance because it cannot be manipulated.