ADC Slams Tinubu for Attending Festival Amid Killings
Last update: February 15, 2026
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday criticised President Bola Tinubu for attending a fishing festival in Argungu while insecurity worsens in parts of the country, saying the president had “got his priorities wrong.”
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said about 1,300 Nigerians had reportedly been killed in 41 days, with hundreds of others still in captivity, including nursing mothers and children.
“The President got his priorities wrong, indicating a frightening loss of touch with reality when he chose to attend a festival while funeral processions grow longer across the country as terrorists kill, burn, and abduct citizens under his watch,” the statement said.
The party expressed concern over a video allegedly linked to recent abductions in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, in which insurgents were seen challenging official figures on the number of victims. It described the development as a brazen attempt to seize control of the insecurity narrative.
The ADC warned that growing boldness among armed groups, particularly within the Kwara corridor, suggested the government might be losing control of a strategic area that could provide insurgents with a foothold into other parts of the country.
It said southern parts of Kwara had faced sustained militant pressure since last year and that attacks spreading northward could tighten the grip of armed groups on the state and turn it into a potential safe haven.
The party noted that the Kaiama axis provides a direct link into Oyo State, warning that sustained insurgent activity could create wider vulnerabilities across parts of the North Central and South West regions.
It called on the federal government to mount a coordinated rescue operation for abducted victims, provide a transparent public briefing on discrepancies in casualty figures, and conduct a security audit of the Kaiama and Kainji Lake forest corridor.
The ADC also urged strengthened interstate security coordination across Kwara, Niger and Oyo states to curb further militant movement, alongside regular public communication to counter what it described as insurgent propaganda.
The presidency has not immediately responded to the remarks.
The party said it would continue to hold the government accountable while supporting efforts to defeat insurgency and secure the country.
