{"id":123040,"date":"2025-10-21T15:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123040"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:25:15","slug":"defection-tinubu-pursuing-political-dominance-adc-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/defection-tinubu-pursuing-political-dominance-adc-alleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Defection: Tinubu pursuing political dominance, ADC alleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of relegating governance, orchestrating political dominance and attempting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement issued on Wednesday, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the defections confirm its long-held warning that President Bola Tinubu is determined to \u201cundermine democracy and national stability in pursuit of political dominance.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The statement described the actions of the defecting governors as \u201cpolitical apostasy,\u201d accusing them of betraying their people and aligning with a government that has \u201cmade life miserable for the majority of Nigerians.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhile it may seem like the APC has added more governors to its column, in reality, these governors have abandoned their people to team up with the ruling party that has failed on all fronts \u2014 insecurity, economic management, healthcare, and corruption,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Abdullahi said the current hardships faced by Nigerians \u2014 rising food prices, unemployment, and worsening insecurity \u2014 are clear evidence of APC\u2019s failures. He argued that instead of standing up for their citizens, the defecting governors chose \u201ccowardice and selfish considerations.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen the ruling party has misgoverned the country, the only hope for the people in a democracy is for the opposition to rise up in defence and lead them out of misery,\u201d he stated. \u201cBut these governors abdicated their responsibility and joined the grand conspiracy against Nigerians.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Despite the defections, the ADC maintained that the opposition remains united and stronger, noting that the political divide in Nigeria is now clearer than ever.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhile the ruling party celebrates these defections, we are equally delighted that the line has been drawn \u2014 between those committed to saving the country and those seeking to join the gravy train. Nigerians can see, and they are waiting,\u201d Abdullahi said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The party concluded with a rallying call ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that \u201cthe next election will not just be a political contest, but a battle between the people of Nigeria and President Tinubu\u2019s APC.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of relegating governance, orchestrating political dominance and attempting to turn&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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