Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - Special adviser of President Bola Tinubu in Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has dismissed the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a gathering of “desperate politicians” without a clear national agenda.
Onanuga spoke while reacting to ADC chieftain Rauf
Aregbesola’s criticism of Tinubu’s government during the party’s National
Convention in Abuja on Tuesday.
The National Secretary of the ADC, Aregbesola, described the
APC-led administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a “classic scam”.
Reacting to this in a post shared on his X handle, Onanuga
wrote “No, Rauf. The real scammers are the politicians inside the SPV called
ADC.”
Onanuga accused Aregbesola of repeating opposition talking
points and attempting to distort the government’s record.
He said “At the event, Aregbesola reportedly called on his
former boss, mentor, and benefactor to resign, parroting the opposition’s
warped narratives about the economy and orchestrated reports of terrorist
attacks in some parts of the country.”
He also criticised Aregbesola for what he described as a
refusal to reflect on his own time in public office.
“His eight years as governor of Osun State were
characterised by unmitigated hardship for the people civil servants went unpaid
for months, and pensioners suffered greatly.”
Speaking on Aregbesola tenure as Minister of Interior,
Onanuga said, “During his four years, obtaining a Nigerian passport became a
nightmarish process, and there were multiple jailbreaks, including the infamous
Kuje prison escape.”
He argued that it was “ironic” for Aregbesola to now speak
on insecurity, saying, “For someone who failed so woefully to secure our
correctional centres. it is ironic that Aregbesola now seeks to lecture others
on insecurity.”
Defending the current administration, Onanuga stated: “The
Tinubu administration has never shied away from acknowledging that policy
reforms have brought unintended consequences but we have introduced numerous
relief measures, including cash transfers and support for small businesses.”
He further added that economic indicators were improving
under the reforms. “We have seen increased GDP, stronger foreign reserves, and
a bullish stock market reflecting growing investor confidence.”
“The Renewed Hope Agenda is not a scam,” Onanuga insisted.
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