Probe Tinubu’s fitness for office, ADC urges N’Assembly

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on Nigeria's National Assembly to investigate President Bola Tinubu's fitness to govern, alleging that he has lost control of his administration. The opposition party claims that unelected interests might be exercising presidential powers without the president's knowledge, raising fundamental questions about the authority and integrity of executive decision-making.

This call follows a controversy at the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), where an official allegedly removed by presidential directive reportedly continues to occupy their office and hold meetings. The ADC views this situation as indicative of a struggle for control within the presidency itself, rather than mere administrative confusion. The party argues that if presidential appointments and removals can be ignored with impunity, it undermines the very foundation of executive authority.

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If the reports concerning the BCDA are true, then this is no longer about one disputed appointment. It is about something far more disturbing: who is actually in charge of the Nigerian presidency?

The ADC further asserts that the BCDA incident is part of a larger pattern of confusion within the Tinubu administration. They cite the "phantom" Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and a series of policy reversals, such as the suspension of the Cybersecurity Levy and the withdrawal of the Expatriate Employment Levy, as evidence of instability. These repeated reversals, the party contends, erode public confidence, create uncertainty for investors, and confuse bureaucratic institutions, leaving Nigerians questioning who truly holds power and authorizes decisions.

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A government that cannot consistently stand by its own decisions gradually loses not only credibility, but authority. Investors become uncertain. The bureaucracy becomes confused.