Friday, September 26, 2025 - The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a swipe at Vice President Kashim Shettima for his address at the United Nations, accusing him of turning a blind eye to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and economic collapse while speaking on the Palestinian cause.
In a statement on Thursday, Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy
National Publicity Secretary, described Shettima’s remarks as a squandered
opportunity to rally global support to confront Nigeria’s crises.
According to Wayas, the country is on the brink, with
bandits holding communities hostage, farmers fleeing their fields, food
production plunging, and prices of essentials skyrocketing.
“Only days ago, Nigerians watched in disbelief as heavily
armed bandits, ammunition strapped across their necks, shamelessly held a press
conference in Katsina. That spectacle is not just embarrassing, it is a
national disgrace and a damning indictment of any government that claims to
control its territory,” she said.
The ADC accused the administration of chasing international
relevance while Nigerians suffer at home.
“Rather than seek global partners to help Nigeria overcome
insecurity and hunger, this government chose to focus on another nation’s
struggle. Nigerians deserve leaders who place their safety and dignity above
grandstanding abroad,” Wayas declared.
She added that hunger is tightening its grip on millions of
households as insecurity strangles food production and distribution.
“Charity begins at home. Nigerians are not collateral damage
in a government’s desperate search for validation on the world stage. Until our
leaders face insecurity with courage, no lofty speech abroad can mask the agony
at home,” she said.
While acknowledging solidarity with Palestinians, the ADC
stressed that Nigerian leaders must first confront killings, kidnappings, and
mass hunger devastating their own citizens.
The party called for urgent measures to protect farmers,
stabilise food prices, and dismantle the machinery of banditry once and for
all.
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