Fight, defeat terrorists, not opposition – ADC blasts Tinubu over ‘fight to finish’ comment

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu over his comment that he was prepared to ‘fight to the finish’ politically.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party stated that Tinubu should direct that resolve against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers instead of the opposition.

The ADC said with the incessant killings and kidnappings in various parts of the country, Nigerians are looking to the President for decisive action against insecurity, not another political showdown with his opponents.

According to the opposition, Tinubu’s remarks were troubling, noting that they came during a meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, only hours after gunmen killed at least 30 people in Naridon village in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

“Nigerians did not elect a Commander-in-Chief to become the nation’s chief issuer of condolence statements.

“Mr President, the fight Nigerians elected you to lead is not against the opposition. It is against the terrorists, kidnappers and armed criminals who continue to kill innocent citizens and destabilise communities across the country,” the ADC said in the statement.

According to the ADC, the attack on Naridon village left homes burnt, families displaced and yet another community devastated by violence, arguing that such tragedies demanded stronger action from the Federal Government.