The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu's recent appointments, characterizing them as calculated attempts to regain the trust of Northern Nigerians following what they describe as prolonged neglect of the region.
In a statement released on Saturday by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC dismissed the appointments as mere "political panic management" rather than genuine efforts toward national inclusion.
"You cannot marginalise a region for over twenty-five months and expect applause because you suddenly remembered on the twenty-sixth month that Nigeria is bigger than Lagos State," the statement declared.
The opposition party alleged that the Tinubu administration has systematically sidelined the North from critical decision-making processes since assuming office. According to the ADC, every major policy and appointment under the current government has occurred with minimal Northern representation.
"But Northerners, as co-owners of our great federal republic, know better than to be deceived by these token appointments. They see through President Tinubu's actions, and can sense that this is not genuine. Tokenism is not inclusion, and symbolism is not governance," Abdullahi emphasized.
The ADC urged President Tinubu to abandon what it termed "Bourdillon-style appeasement politics" and instead pursue genuine national unity through broad-based consultation, policy fairness, and strict adherence to federal character principles.
This criticism comes amid growing debates about regional balance in federal appointments and the administration's approach to national integration in a diverse country like Nigeria.
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