The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of attempting to silence its campaign spokespersons rather than address allegations that ministers paid to secure their appointments and were expected to recover the money while in office.
The opposition party made the accusation while reacting to the restructuring of the previously announced spokespersons of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, describing the move as an attempt to suppress damaging revelations about the government.
In a statement signed by its Presidential Campaign Council's Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC said the controversy followed allegations raised by former APC campaign spokesperson Hassan Alwan about payments for ministerial appointments.
“You cannot sack spokespersons for telling Nigerians the truth about a government that has failed on virtually every front,” the party said.
The ADC accused the APC of targeting those who exposed the allegations instead of explaining claims that political appointments had become a means of recovering financial investments.
It also criticised the Tinubu administration over worsening economic hardship, insecurity and unemployment, arguing that changing campaign spokespersons would not resolve the problems facing Nigerians.
The ADC called on Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, saying Nigerians should not be subjected to another four years of what it described as failed leadership.
“No new spokesperson, no fresh propaganda strategy and no campaign jamboree can whitewash the failures of this administration,” the party declared.
‘Ministers paid to secure appointments’ — ADC accuses Tinubu of silencing campaign spokespersons