ADC Coalition Slams Tinubu For Prioritising Palestine At UN While Nigerians Battle Bandits Attacks
ADC Coalition Slams Tinubu For Prioritising Palestine At UN While Nigerians Battle Bandits Attacks
According to Wayas, Nigeria is “at a breaking point,” with bandits overrunning communities, farmers abandoning their fields, food production collapsing in several states, and the cost of essential goods skyrocketing.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blasted the President Bola Tinubu-led government at the United Nations led by Vice President Kashim Shettima for focusing on the plight of Palestinians during his address while ignoring Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and worsening economic hardship.
In a statement on Thursday, Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said Shettima’s speech was a “missed opportunity” to rally international support to confront Nigeria’s escalating crises.
According to Wayas, Nigeria is “at a breaking point,” with bandits overrunning communities, farmers abandoning their fields, food production collapsing in several states, and the cost of essential goods skyrocketing.
“Just days ago, Nigerians watched in shock as heavily armed bandits, with ammunition draped around their necks, brazenly held a press conference in Katsina State. This is not just an embarrassment, it is a national shame and an indictment of any government that claims to have control over its territory,” she said.
The ADC spokesperson accused the Tinubu administration of chasing relevance abroad while neglecting urgent problems at home.
“Instead of rallying global partners to help Nigeria overcome its grave internal crises, this government chose to focus on another nation’s struggles. Nigerians deserve leadership that puts their security, dignity, and wellbeing first,” Wayas stated.
She warned that hunger had become a daily reality for millions of Nigerians as insecurity continued to cripple food production and distribution chains.
“We remind the Presidency that charity begins at home. Nigerians are not collateral damage in a government searching for relevance on the international stage. Until our leaders show the courage to confront insecurity, no amount of lofty rhetoric abroad can hide the painful reality at home,” she added.
While expressing sympathy for Palestinians, Wayas stressed that Nigeria’s leaders must first address the killings, kidnappings, and hunger ravaging the country.
“While we share in the Palestinian people’s legitimate quest for dignity, we hope that when Palestine addresses the world, it will also speak about the killings, kidnappings, hunger, and suffering in Nigeria. That would be the true spirit of shared humanity and solidarity,” she said.
The ADC urged the government to stop paying lip service and take “urgent, concrete measures” to restore stability, protect farmers, boost food production, and crush banditry once and for all.
“The ADC calls for urgent and concrete action, not speeches, to protect farmers, stabilise food prices, and crush the menace of banditry once and for all,” Wayas declared.
