The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of recycling unfulfilled promises in its 2027 manifesto, insisting that President Bola Tinubu must publicly account for every major pledge he made in 2023 before seeking another term.
In a statement on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party said the President must state clearly what he promised, what he delivered, what he failed to deliver, and why. It maintained that he cannot simply shift missed deadlines and repackage broken promises.
According to the ADC, the manifesto reads like the document of a new party seeking power for the first time, rather than one that has governed Nigeria since 2015.
“Why is a government campaigning on promises it should already have fulfilled?” the party asked, pointing out that Tinubu has been in office since May 2023 and that the APC has held federal power for nearly twelve years.
The party listed several examples of what it described as unfulfilled commitments:
Health insurance: Tinubu promised coverage for 40 per cent of Nigerians within two years. The ADC said barely one in ten Nigerians is covered today, and the target has now been moved to 2031.
Jobs: A pledge of one million ICT jobs within 24 months has yielded only about 15,000 jobs and opportunity pathways, according to the government’s own figures, the party said.
Electricity: The APC described 4,500 megawatts as a crisis in 2023, yet its new manifesto acknowledges average generation of just 4,022 megawatts.
The ADC also questioned the President’s promise of a 100-day programme after re-election, noting that it includes measures he already has the executive power to implement.
“What exactly is stopping him from acting today?” the party asked.
It added that Nigerians should not have to re-elect a President to get him to do the job they elected him to do four years earlier.
The party further accused Tinubu of wanting Nigerians to forget that poverty has risen to 63 per cent, that the N70,000 minimum wage has lost more than a quarter of its purchasing power, and that millions of families can no longer afford basic necessities.
“A manifesto is a promise of what a party will do. A record is evidence of what it has done,” the ADC said, adding that the APC cannot keep offering promises as a substitute for performance.
The party said the 2027 election would first be a referendum on Tinubu’s record since 2023, not an opportunity to pretend his presidency is just beginning.
“Nigeria needs a change of government, not another change of slogans,” the statement concluded.
