The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has told President Bola Tinubu that it would rescue Nigeria from the economic blackhole his administration has plunged the country into.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this in a statement on Monday, lamenting that worsening hunger, rising insecurity, business failures and growing public frustration had deepened hardship across the country.

The party equally raised concerns over the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary figures that returned President Tinubu with 10.99 million votes ahead of the 2027 election.

The ADC described the president’s recent remarks against the opposition as ironic and disconnected from the realities facing ordinary Nigerians.

“If the opposition is going to take the country backwards, it would be to reset it from the edge of the dangerous precipice that the current administration has placed it on, because to continue on the same trajectory is to plunge the country into the abyss.

“It is both ironic and tragic that a government under whose watch nearly 35 million Nigerians are now projected to face acute food insecurity in 2026 would accuse the opposition of lacking ideas or vision,” the statement said.

It added that inflation had weakened household incomes, while soaring food prices and worsening insecurity continued to place severe pressure on millions of families.

According to the ADC, businesses were shutting down daily under harsh economic conditions, while many farmers could no longer safely access their farmlands because of banditry, kidnappings and violent attacks.

The opposition party also cited reports projecting that about 34.7 million Nigerians could face severe food and nutrition insecurity during the 2026 lean season, while more than 2.3 million people remained displaced by violence and insecurity.

Yet, the ADC said the president had chosen political attacks instead of empathy and accountability.

“President Tinubu must understand that Nigerians are no longer interested in speeches or political grandstanding.

“Nigerians are asking simple questions: Why is food unaffordable? Why are businesses collapsing? Why are citizens increasingly unsafe? Why are more Nigerians falling into poverty despite endless promises of reform and recovery,” it asked.

Former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) following his defeat in the party’s governorship primary election in Nasarawa State.

Adamu officially submitted his resignation letter on Monday, May 25, 2026, to APC executives in Makama Ward, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

Speaking during the meeting, he said: “You are the officials of my ward in the APC, Makama ward.”

The officials responded: “Yes Sir.”

Adamu added: “The law said when a person wants to join a party, he goes to his ward. When I wanted to join (the party), I came to the ward.

“And if you want to leave, leave through the ward. I am before you today my officials, APC, Makama ward, my ward.

“Deputy Chairman, since the Chairman is not here, Ahmad Auwal, the Secretary Usman Abdullahi, today I have addressed a letter to you, especially the chairman, letter of resignation of membership of All Progressives Congress.”

In his resignation letter, Adamu explained that recent events within the party, especially the conduct of the governorship primary election in Nasarawa, influenced his decision to leave.

“today I addressed my Letter to you, the ward executives especially the ward chairman of my decision to resign from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with immediate effect.

“This decision was not taken lightly however, recent developments within the party especially the conduct of the governorship primary election processes in Nasarawa State have made it difficult for me to continue with my political activities under the platform of the party,” he stated.

“I strongly believe that internal democracy, fairness, transparency and equal opportunity for aspirants and members guide the affairs of any democratic political party.”

He said he had consulted with his supporters, political allies, and family members before deciding to leave the APC and continue his political ambition on another platform.

Adamu also thanked APC members at the ward, local government, and state levels for the support and relationship he enjoyed during his time in the party.

The former IGP has been at loggerheads with Nasarawa State leadership of the APC, especially after Senator Aliyu Ahmed-Wadada was chosen as the state governor’s anointed candidate for the 2027 polls.

Prior to his defection from the APC, he had also accused the party of bias.

Former Minister of Transportation and frontline presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chibuike Amaechi, has commended the conduct of the party’s presidential primary in Ward 8, Ubima, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, describing the exercise as free, fair and transparent.

Addressing journalists after participating in the voting process, the former Rivers State governor said he was satisfied with the level of organisation and credibility recorded during the exercise.

He also assured party members and Nigerians of an inclusive style of leadership if he emerges as the ADC presidential candidate.

Amaechi further called on Nigerians to make competence and character the basis for their choices in the next election, rather than ethnic or religious considerations.

He is contesting the ADC presidential ticket alongside former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen.