The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has issued a stark warning that Nigeria is sliding into “a dangerous new phase of state failure” under President Bola Tinubu, citing the extortion of ₦56 million from farmers in Zamfara and the abandonment of a Kwara State village to bandits.
In a statement signed by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said these incidents “erode state authority and entrench criminality” nationwide.
The ADC described the Zamfara payments to terrorists for access to farmland as “a national warning,” declaring, “When criminals can tax citizens at gunpoint, it means the state has surrendered its monopoly of force.”
It questioned why Tinubu thought the situation in Rivers State warranted a state of emergency, “but the one in Zamfara… does not even deserve a direct comment from him.”
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The statement noted that only days earlier, 50 people were abducted in Zamfara, and in Kwara, “the young, the old, and the infirm had to seek refuge elsewhere” for fear of attacks.
The ADC drew a pointed comparison to 2014, when Tinubu told then-President Jonathan that “in any civilised country Jonathan should have resigned” over Boko Haram.
“Although the security situation… has multiplied exponentially under his party,” the statement said, “no one is calling on him to resign.”
Instead, the ADC urged Tinubu “to drop whatever else preoccupies him” and tackle the crisis directly.
It concluded by warning that areas once thought safe “may not be so for long” unless urgent action is taken.
