ADC rejects Trump’s army motion, blames Tinubu administration for ‘killing of 15,000 Nigerians since 2023’
The African Democratic Congress has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to take army motion towards Nigeria over alleged genocide.
The social gathering nonetheless mentioned that the Bola Tinubu administration has failed in its elementary responsibility to guard lives.
In a press release issued on Monday by its Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC lamented that insecurity beneath the present administration had worsened dramatically, claiming that “practically 15,000 Nigerians have been killed since 2023.”
The assertion learn, “Following the motion taken by U.S. President Donald Trump on October 31, 2025, designating Nigeria as a rustic of explicit concern, the ADC needs to reply as follows: We’re guided by the painful actuality that what is absolutely at stake on this subject are the 1000’s of human lives which have been misplaced to insecurity in Nigeria, no matter their tribe, faith, or area.”
The social gathering expressed sympathy for victims of violence, saying it “seizes this second to pay tribute to the reminiscence of all of the victims and categorical our deepest sympathies to their households.”
It added that Trump’s assertion was a reminder of “the better international concern concerning the sanctity of human life and the cardinal duty of nationwide governments to guard the lives of people that stay inside their borders.”
Abdullahi mentioned the Tinubu administration had failed in its most sacred mandate, noting that insecurity had develop into a nationwide emergency:
“Complete communities have been sacked, worshippers have been slaughtered in spiritual areas, and bandits now management massive territories in our nation, waging battle at will and levying taxes on residents with impunity.”
In line with the ADC, Boko Haram, beforehand described as “technically degraded,” has regained energy, whereas new terror {groups} resembling JNIM, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, have begun attacking new areas of the nation.
“On October 31, 2025, the very day President Trump introduced his concern about Nigeria, JNIM introduced a profitable assault in Kwara State, which serves as a gateway to the southern a part of the nation,” the ADC mentioned.
The social gathering described the continued disaster as an “existential threat that imperils all Nigerians” and never a battle focusing on any explicit ethnic or spiritual group.
It faulted President Tinubu’s angle towards insecurity, saying he has refused to acknowledge its escalation or settle for duty.
“As an alternative, Nigerians have been met with excuses, merciless silence, or utter indifference, and political posturing that mocks the tragedy of victims and their households,” the assertion continued.
Past safety, the ADC additionally faulted the administration’s international coverage and diplomatic efficiency.
“Why has the Nigerian authorities did not appoint ambassadors to key nations greater than two years into its time period?
“How can a authorities that boasts of unprecedented income success proceed to present a scarcity of funds as an excuse for not appointing ambassadors?” ADC queried.
He additional accused the federal government of lowering international coverage to “the picture of the president and his pursuits, quite than the picture of Nigeria and the pursuits of the Nigerian individuals.”
The ADC additionally criticised the fragmentation of the {Economic} Group of West African States beneath Tinubu’s management.
“A area that when appeared as much as us for course and management now doesn’t suppose we matter anymore, as smaller nations watch us fumble aimlessly with our personal home disaster,” the ADC mentioned.
To handle the deepening disaster, the ADC really helpful “a full overhaul of the nationwide safety equipment, the appointment of ambassadors to revive Nigeria’s diplomatic energy, and a reset of international coverage grounded in nationwide curiosity, not private promotion.”
It additionally urged {economic} reforms to sort out inflation and poverty and referred to as for a return to “accountable, citizen-focused governance.”
Whereas thanking President Trump and different world leaders for his or her concern, the ADC warned towards any type of international army motion.
“Mobilizing armed troops, or perhaps a mere threat of doing so, would do extra hurt than good and finally show counterproductive to our democratic aspiration and to the long-term unity and stability of our nation,” the social gathering said.
The ADC declared, “Nigeria will not be past saving, however time is operating out. We should act now, with braveness, readability, and a dedication to guard the lives and dignity of each Nigerian. Definitely, Nigeria can’t proceed like this.”