The opposition African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the country’s worsening insecurity, accusing President Bola Tinubu’s administration of evading responsibility and resorting to symbolic gestures.
The ADC in particular condemned comments by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, who linked recent attacks in Kebbi and Kwara states to remarks made by United States President Donald Trump.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, described the claim as “a shameful abdication of responsibility” and evidence that the government was overwhelmed.
“The ADC is surprised by the comments attributed to the SGF, Senator George Akume, in which he bizarrely blames recent terrorist attacks in Kebbi and Kwara States on remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump,” the party said.
We find it quite appalling that the APC-led Federal Government claims its security failures are caused by a tweet by the president of another country. This is a shameful abdication of responsibility, a confirmation that the Tinubu government is clueless about how to solve the security crisis.”
The ADC accused the administration of presiding over years of “horrific massacres, mass abductions and assaults on schools and worship centres,” adding that the government’s attempt to blame foreign remarks for domestic bloodshed was “disingenuous.”
“Those killing Nigerians did not need to be instigated by Trump. They were already emboldened by a government that consistently fails to act decisively,” Abdullahi stated.
