Online Platform Meeting, Nigeria and Diaspora – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) students, and African Democratic Students Forum has issued a strong warning to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, demanding good governance and free and fair elections.
In a statement signed by Adolphus E. Asitonka, the students expressed frustration with the current state of governance in Nigeria, citing increased poverty, hunger, starvation, and insecurity.
“We’re tired of their attitude and achievements,” the statement read. “Enough is enough! We can’t continue like this.”
The students demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be allowed to function without interference and called for an end to the alleged destabilization of opposition parties.
They also expressed disappointment with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), accusing the organization of being “sell-outs” to the Tinubu administration and its allies.
The students threatened to stage civil demonstrations across the 36 states and Abuja if their demands are not met.
FULL STATEMENT IN A PRESS RELEASE ON 1ST OCTOBER
“Greetings fellows, students, fellow democratic students, and students of African Democratic Congress nationally and in diaspora. Today, we address the country’s challenge in this town hall meeting, assessing President Tinubu’s administration: freedom or slavery, and his achievements securing the 2027 re-election.
“We, the students of African Democratic Congress, send a strong message to His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress. We’re tired of their attitude and achievements. If you’re not tired, I’m tired. Enough is enough! We can’t continue like this.
“The country has left its primary focus on governance, focusing instead on secondary agendas and re-election. The result? Increased poverty, hunger, starvation, and insecurity. Our youths resort to cybercrime to survive, and our health and education systems have failed.
“We’re giving you a strong warning: we’re tired, and we’ll take our civil rights into our own hands if necessary. We demand free and fair elections. Allow our parties to function, and let INEC Chairman do his job impartially. We are calling for him to be allowed to function without interference. Stop destabilizing other political parties; this is no longer politics but oppression of expression of freedom and fundamental human rights.
“We’ll display our civil demonstrations across the 36 states and Abuja if our demands aren’t met. We need good governance, which you promised us, and you must deliver. As for National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), we are ashamed of them as they are sell-outs to Tinubu and his cohorts like Godswill Akpabio and Nyesom Wike, who have destroyed the country in the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary respectively. We are tired and we need a change now!!!
Hon. Amb. Comr. Adolphus E. Asitonka
National President
ADC students
African Democratic Students Forum (ADSF).