Re-election is not automatic – ADC vows to stop Tinubu in 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised the Presidency over its statement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no plans to extend his tenure beyond 2031, describing it as presumptuous and an act of arrogance in power.

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In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stressed that Tinubu’s constitutional mandate ends in 2027, adding that Nigerians would not want him to remain in office for a day longer.

“The Presidency’s hurried reaction to Nasir El-Rufai’s claim that President Bola Tinubu wants to be a life president only proves what many Nigerians have suspected, that this government is out of touch and dangerously complacent,” Abdullahi said.

Re-Election Is Not Automatic

The ADC further argued that speaking about 2031 at this stage reflects a sense of entitlement rather than accountability.

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“For the President to already speak of staying in office until 2031 suggests he sees re-election as a formality rather than a constitutional duty to show Nigerians his performance. Re-election is not automatic, and President Tinubu has not earned a second term,” the statement read.

The opposition party noted that in less than two years, Tinubu’s government has, in its words, “deepened divisions across the country, worsened economic hardship, and failed to inspire confidence in the future.”

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The ADC concluded by urging the Presidency to focus on governance and delivering tangible results instead of debating tenure elongation.