From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the declaration by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, that there would be “no vacancy in the Presidential Villa in 2027 as arrogant and undemocratic.
The ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, yesterday, said Presidency is not a hereditary office but “a mandate that must be earned and renewed through performance and public trust.”
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The opposition party noted that the APC national chairman’s comments were disrespectful to the citizens who are tired of the hardship in the country and cannot wait to reclaim their future through the ballot box.
According to the ADC, the declaration by the APC that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2027 amounts to mocking the electorates, whose democratic right it is to decide who governs them.
It noted that no matter what the ruling party thinks, there would be vacancy in the Presidential Villa in 2027, noting that President Bola Tinubu must represent himself to the Nigerian people and show cause why he should be allowed to continue as President.
“The APC Chairman’s recent declaration of ‘no vacancy in Aso Rock’ is presumptuous and disrespectful of Nigerian people, who are tired of hunger, insecurity, joblessness, and unfulfilled promises, and therefore cannot wait to reclaim their future at the ballot box.
“We understand why APC is afraid, and would wish that they could somehow avoid that day of reckoning with the ballot box. The very fact of periodic elections means that every incumbent must renew its mandate.
“Therefore, regardless of what APC thinks, there will be vacancy at the Presidential Villa in 2027. President Tinubu must re-apply to the Nigerian people, and he must show Nigerians why they should allow him to continue on the job, despite his ruinous policies that have made life miserable for the majority.”
The opposition party added that in 2027, APC and President Tinubu will be evaluated based on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of youth employment, security of lives, hunger and poverty, electricity supply and justice to all.
“And no amount of propaganda can change their report cards in the eyes of Nigerians.
“While the APC government and its media operatives continue to clap for themselves, and awarding themselves medals of excellence, the price of food has continued to rise beyond the reach of majority of Nigerians, ever increasing number of our communities are being taken over by bandits, and our Naira remains battered and broken.
“This is why, to declare ‘no vacancy’ two years before an election, is to spit in the face of every Nigerian who still believes in their democratic power. It is to say: your vote doesn’t matter. It is to mock the pain of the mothers and fathers who cannot afford food, the graduates who cannot find a job, and the entrepreneurs whose businesses have collapsed due to no fault of theirs. Let it be known, the APC will have to reapply for the job of leading this country in 2027, and they do not get to mark their own papers.”
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