The African Democratic Congress has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over reports that armed groups in Zamfara State collected more than N56 million from farmers in exchange for being allowed to plant their crops.
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The party said the development is not just a state problem but a threat to national stability.
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In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said a circulating video showing residents fleeing a village in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State underscores how the country is slipping towards state failure. Abdullahi described the situation as one where criminals are openly challenging the authority of the Nigerian state by taxing citizens at gunpoint.
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He expressed concern that such events are happening despite Nigeria having one of the largest defence budgets in Africa. According to him, farmers are being left to negotiate with warlords for their survival, while communities across the country are becoming more vulnerable. He cited the recent abduction of about 50 people in Zamfara as part of a worsening pattern that could spread to areas previously considered safe.
The party questioned whether the Tinubu government can still be trusted to protect lives and property, recalling that Tinubu, as an opposition leader in 2014, had called for then-President Goodluck Jonathan’s resignation over insecurity in the North-East. Abdullahi said the current security crisis is far worse than what Tinubu criticised at the time, yet the president has remained silent on the issue.
The ADC stressed that it is not asking for Tinubu’s resignation but wants him to take decisive action to secure farms, protect rural communities, and restore confidence in the government’s ability to maintain order. The statement warned that a government cannot claim to be in control when its citizens are forced to bargain for their safety with armed criminals.
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