Friday, November 21, 2025 - The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has criticised the Federal Government of Nigeria for blaming the wave of attacks, especially in Kebbi and Kwara States on remarks by US President Donald Trump.
Recall that the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, SGF, George Akume on Wednesday, said recent statements by Trump
concerning the security situation in Nigeria have emboldened violent groups
across the country.
Responding to the SGF, the National Publicity Secretary of
the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement said Akume’s comment was an attempt
to deflect responsibility.
According to him, it is appalling that the APC-led
government suggested that insecurity in Nigeria was triggered by a statement
made by a foreign president.
The ADC mouthpiece further stated that the claim amounted to
a shameful abdication of responsibility and a confirmation that President Bola
Tinubu’s administration is overwhelmed by the security crisis.
He added that Nigerians had endured massacres, mass
abductions and attacks on schools and places of worship for years under the
APC-led government.
Abdullahi said the situation has worsened under the current
administration because of the government’s failure to respond decisively.
“It is therefore disingenuous to blame one tweet for the
state of insecurity in Nigeria,”
“Those killing Nigerians did not need to be instigated by
Trump; they were already actively encouraged by a government that consistently
fails to act decisively to stop the carnage, a government that is, even after
nearly three years in office, still celebrating its electoral victory while the
country is turned into a killing field,” he said.
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