ADC faults APC over cash inducements, recycled 2023 promises

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The African Democratic Congress has accused the APC of buying support with cash and gifts, urging the EFCC and INEC to investigate the alleged inducements. Read More:…

The African Democratic Congress has accused the All Progressives Congress of attempting to buy public support for President Bola Tinubu through cash and gift distributions at political gatherings, while faulting the ruling party for recycling the President’s unfulfilled 2023 campaign promises in its 2027–2031 manifesto.

The ADC Presidential Campaign Council, in separate statements, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate the alleged inducements, insisting that the APC’s new manifesto offered Nigerians little beyond repeated promises of economic prosperity, improved security, stable electricity and job creation.

In a statement signed by its Director of Strategic Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the ADC-PCC alleged that APC operatives had increasingly resorted to distributing money and gifts at political events to create an impression of popular support for the Tinubu administration ahead of the 2027 general election.

The council cited reports of luxury vehicles allegedly presented to APC women leaders, cash and cooked food reportedly distributed by the President’s son through the City Boy Movement, as well as videos purportedly showing an APC women leader sharing money and fabrics at a political gathering.

It argued that the incidents raised questions about the ruling party’s commitment to a credible electoral process, particularly against the background of the economic difficulties confronting millions of Nigerians.

“The pattern is becoming impossible to ignore. From reports of luxury vehicles presented to APC women leaders, to cash and cooked food distributed by the President’s son through the City Boy Movement, and now videos circulating of an APC women leader handing out money and fabrics, the ruling party appears to be treating political support as something that can be bought,” the statement read.

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