The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the Tinubu-led administration is overwhelmed by the escalating insecurity across the country.

The ADC, in a statement by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the comments by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) blaming US President, Donald Trump, for recent terrorist attacks was an attempt to abdicate responsibility.

The opposition party noted that it was appalled by the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government that the tweets by President Trump are responsible for security failures in Nigeria.

It stated that Nigerians are tired of the government mentality and approach to tackling security challenges in the country and we wondered how a government that is evading responsibility be trusted to find solutions to the security challenges.

“The ADC is surprised by the comments attributed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, in which he bizarrely blames recent terrorist attacks in Kebbi and Kwara States on remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“We find it quite appalling that the APC-led Federal Government now claims its security failures are caused by a tweet by the President of another country. This is a shameful abdication of responsibility, a confirmation that the Tinubu government is overwhelmed by the security situation in the country and is clueless how to go about solving it.

“For years under the APC administration, Nigerians have suffered horrific massacres, mass abductions and assaults on schools and worship centres. This situation has worsened with each passing year, particularly under the current administration as the bandits and terrorists get more emboldened by government’s failure to respond appropriately.

“It is therefore disingenuous to blame one tweet for the state of insecurity in Nigeria. Those killing Nigerians did not need to be instigated by Trump, they were already actively encouraged by a government that consistently fails to act decisively to stop the carnage, a government that is, even after nearly three years in office, still celebrating its electoral victory while the country is turned to a killing field,” it stated.

Furthermore, the ADC queried “how can a government that takes pride in its sovereignty and has any modicum of self respect blame one statement by a foreign leader for the collapse of its security system? Are we so vulnerable that a social media post from Washington can easily turn our country upside down?

“If indeed Mr. Trump’s statement constitutes such a security threat, what has been the government’s evaluation of that threat and what measures have the government put in place to mitigate the potential threat that could emanate from it? This is what any serious government would do. It would not just wait for these opportunistic attacks to start shopping for who to blame for its incompetence.

“Nigerians are tired of this government’s mentality and approach to tackling this problem of insecurity. But how can a government that is incapable of accepting responsibility be trusted to find a solution?

“There is no doubt about this: Nigeria is under siege because of the Tinubu-led APC government’s domestic negligence and incompetence rather than President Trump’s social media post.” (The Sun)