THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) has predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be a one-term leader, citing what it described as the administration’s failure to deliver on campaign promises, worsening insecurity, hunger, and “unprecedented abuse of power.”
The party was reacting to the Presidency’s recent dismissal of claims that Tinubu harboured plans to stay in office beyond 2031, following comments by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi sent to News point Nigeria, the ADC said Tinubu’s mandate would end in 2027 and insisted Nigerians would not extend it “by a single day.”
“The Presidency’s desperate response to Nasir el-Rufai’s remarks that Tinubu has plans to be a life President only serves to confirm what Nigerians have long suspected,” the ADC said.
According to the party, Tinubu’s government has lost touch with reality and has grown “dangerously self-satisfied” despite widespread public discontent.
“That the President is already speaking of remaining in office till 2031 betrays a mindset that dismisses re-election as mere formalities, rather than a constitutional requirement to present his scorecard to the people,” the statement read.
“But re-election is not automatic, and Tinubu has not earned a second term.”
The ADC listed insecurity, economic hardship, banditry, punitive taxation, and abuse of power as evidence that Tinubu’s administration has failed Nigerians.
In a related development, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accused Tinubu of undermining Nigeria’s democracy, warning that political events across the country pointed to a deliberate effort to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.
Writing on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Atiku welcomed the reopening of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s constituency office in Kogi State, which was previously sealed. He, however, lamented that the closure deprived Kogi Central constituents of representation.
He also linked the incident to political tensions in Rivers State, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara and some lawmakers were suspended, describing the move as unconstitutional.
Atiku further accused the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) of weaponising state institutions against the opposition.
He pointed to alleged harassment of political actors in Kaduna and Katsina States, including a reported attack on ADC members during a rally where El-Rufai was present.
“These actions,” Atiku argued, “point to a broader strategy to silence dissent and restrict democratic participation.”
He warned that unless checked, the developments could erode the democratic gains Nigeria has made since its return to civilian rule in 1999.