ADC Lashes Out: Demands Emergency Declaration Over Kaduna, Zamfara Mass Killings
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticized PDP governors for holding a political meeting in Zamfara shortly after mass killings, calling it insensitive. The party also condemned President Bola Tinubu for neglecting the escalating insecurity in Zamfara and Katsina states, where over 140 lives have been lost, and urged him to declare a state of emergency and review the national security architecture.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a strong critique against both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, citing the escalating insecurity in Zamfara and Katsina states. The party underscored a series of recent mass killings and kidnappings, asserting that these incidents demonstrate a total collapse of Nigeria's national security architecture.
The ADC specifically condemned PDP governors for convening a political meeting in Zamfara on Saturday, August 23, merely days after the state experienced significant violence, including dozens of villagers killed and many abducted. Reports cited that 144 people were kidnapped, 24 killed, and 16 injured across various local government areas in Zamfara. Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary for the ADC, characterized the governors' meeting as