‘Ministers paid to secure appointments’ — ADC accuses Tinubu of silencing marketing campaign spokespersons

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of trying to silence its marketing campaign spokespersons fairly than handle allegations that ministers paid to safe their appointments and had been anticipated to recuperate the cash whereas in workplace.

The opposition celebration made the accusation whereas reacting to the restructuring of the beforehand introduced spokespersons of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, describing the transfer as an try and suppress damaging revelations in regards to the authorities.

In a press release signed by its Presidential Campaign Council’s Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC stated the controversy adopted allegations raised by former APC marketing campaign spokesperson Hassan Alwan about funds for ministerial appointments.

“You cannot sack spokespersons for telling Nigerians the truth about a government that has failed on virtually every front,” the celebration stated.

The ADC accused the APC of focusing on those that uncovered the allegations as a substitute of explaining claims that political appointments had turn out to be a way of recovering monetary investments.

It additionally criticised the Tinubu administration over worsening financial hardship, insecurity and unemployment, arguing that altering marketing campaign spokespersons wouldn’t resolve the issues going through Nigerians.

The ADC referred to as on Tinubu to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, saying Nigerians shouldn’t be subjected to a different 4 years of what it described as failed management.

“No new spokesperson, no fresh propaganda strategy and no campaign jamboree can whitewash the failures of this administration,” the celebration declared.