Yari has exposed FG’s helplessness on insecurity – ADC campaign

The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC), said the statement credited to Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has confirmed that the Federal Government has failed in its effort to secure Nigeria and cannot offer credible solutions to the security crisis in the country.
The ADC-PCC said their position was in reaction to Yari’s reported statement that, “If Buhari, who is a retired military man, could not wipe out insecurity, what can Tinubu do?”
Kola Ologbondiyan, Director, Media and Publicity of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, in a statement, described the remark as a “damning indictment of the APC government and a startling admission from a senior figure entrusted with selling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid to Nigerians.”
According to the ADC campaign, Yari’s statement raises fundamental questions about the APC’s capacity to address insecurity and the justification for seeking another presidential mandate when the party has yet to deliver on one of the most basic responsibilities of government; protecting the lives and property of citizens.
He said “For a party that has been in power for nearly 12 years, this is a shocking admission of failure. Rather than inspire confidence in Nigerians, the statement from the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council reinforces the growing perception that the ruling party has run out of ideas and has no credible answers to the nation’s security challenges.”
“After years of promises, Nigerians continue to grapple with banditry, terrorism, kidnapping and wanton killings. Communities remain vulnerable, families live in fear, and citizens are increasingly worried about the safety of their lives and livelihoods.

“Now, the APC’s own campaign chief appears to be asking Nigerians to accept that if a former military Head of State could not defeat insecurity, there is little President Tinubu can do. This is not the language of a party offering hope; it is an expression of helplessness from a party seeking another mandate,” he said.

Part of the statement questioned the rationale behind the APC’s demand for another four years, arguing that Nigerians cannot be expected to reward a government that has failed to provide adequate security and economic relief.

“How can the APC ask Nigerians to renew its mandate when its own campaign leadership is raising doubts about the capacity of its presidential candidate to tackle insecurity? Why should Nigerians entrust their future to a party whose leading campaign figures appear unable to defend its record or inspire confidence in its capacity to deliver?

“Nigeria needs leadership that accepts responsibility, develops practical solutions and demonstrates the political will to protect citizens. It does not need a government that offers excuses for persistent insecurity or a ruling party whose campaign leadership appears to have lost faith in its own candidate’s ability to deliver.”

The campaign council maintained that, unlike the APC, the ADC offers Nigerians a credible alternative in its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, whom it described as an experienced leader with a practical vision for national security, economic recovery and national cohesion.