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Presidency Defends Tinubu’s ‘Noise’ Remark on ADC Convention

From The Punch · (Apr 25) English Critical tone

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  • The Nigerian Presidency, through its Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, defended President Bola Tinubu against criticism from the African Democratic Congress National Legislators Serving and Former Forum.
  • The ADC forum had faulted Tinubu's description of their convention as

The Presidency, through its Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has firmly pushed back against criticism leveled by the African Democratic Congress National Legislators Serving and Former Forum regarding President Bola Tinubu's remarks about the party's convention. The ADC forum, led by former House of Representatives member Hon. Nnenna Ukeje, had accused the President of undermining democracy and shrinking the political space, referencing his past as an advocate for pluralism.

Even before the official commencement of the election season and before the polls open, the ‘opposition’, a hurriedly stitched together contraption in search of a launch pad are screaming blue murder.

— Sunday DareDefending President Tinubu's remarks and criticizing the opposition's reaction.

Sunday Dare dismissed these claims as the product of "Nigeria’s latest bunch of conspiracy theorists," asserting that the opposition group deliberately twisted the President's words for political gain. He characterized the opposition's reaction as a predictable script involving attempts to discredit the President, question the electoral process, and make unsubstantiated allegations to attract international attention. Dare emphasized that the President's comments were general and not specifically targeted at the ADC, suggesting that any perceived fit of the term "noise" was an internal matter for the party.

The script is familiar: attack and blackmail the President, discredit and second-guess the electoral process and hold press briefings to flaunt unsubstantiated allegations and lies against the administration.

— Sunday DareDescribing the perceived pattern of opposition tactics.

Furthermore, Dare rejected the notion that Nigeria's democracy is under threat, affirming the continued independence of the judiciary and warning against politically motivated attempts to undermine the courts. This defense underscores the administration's stance against what it views as opportunistic and unsubstantiated criticisms from opposition elements, framing such attacks as predictable and aimed at disrupting the political landscape. The Presidency's response highlights a clear division in the political discourse, with the government positioning itself as a defender of democratic stability against what it terms as manufactured controversies by the opposition.

Nigeria’s judiciary remains constitutionally independent, and no amount of

— Sunday DareAffirming the independence of the judiciary.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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