The African Democratic Congress has accused the All Progressives Congress of repackaging unfulfilled promises made by President Bola Tinubu in 2023 in its newly released 2027 manifesto, describing the document as a fresh set of slogans to cover the government’s failures.
The ADC said the manifesto, presented by Tinubu and the APC, reads like the programme of a newly formed political party seeking power for the first time, despite the party having governed Nigeria since 2015 and presided over worsening economic hardship.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a press statement shared on his X handle, @BolajiADC, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
According to the ADC, several targets outlined in the new manifesto were already promised by Tinubu during the 2023 presidential campaign but had either been abandoned, missed or shifted to later years.
The party cited Tinubu’s pledge to provide health insurance coverage for 40 per cent of Nigerians within two years, noting that coverage remained below 10 per cent, while the target had been moved to 2031.
It also faulted the administration’s performance on job creation, particularly the promise to generate one million information and communication technology jobs within 24 months.
The ADC said government figures indicated that only about 15,000 jobs and opportunity pathways had been recorded.
The opposition party further criticised the administration’s electricity performance, contrasting the APC’s 2023 description of 4,500 megawatts of power supply as a crisis with the 4,022 megawatts average generation reportedly acknowledged in the new manifesto.
“How does a government campaign to solve a crisis it has made remarkably worse?” Abdullahi asked.
The ADC also questioned Tinubu’s proposed programme for his first 100 days in office if re-elected in 2027, arguing that some of the measures outlined could be implemented under his current presidential powers.
“What exactly is stopping him from acting today? What stopped him from acting in 2023 when he came into office?” the party asked.
The ADC said Nigerians should not be required to re-elect the President before he fulfils the responsibilities for which he was elected in 2023.
It also accused the administration of worsening poverty and reducing the purchasing power of workers, claiming that poverty had risen to 63 per cent under Tinubu’s government and that the N70,000 minimum wage had lost more than a quarter of its purchasing power.
The party said the rising cost of basic necessities had left millions of households struggling, while accusing the President and the APC of presenting fresh promises without adequately accounting for their performance in the economy and security sectors.
“A manifesto is a promise of what a party will do. A record is evidence of what it has done. After nearly twelve years, the APC cannot keep presenting promises as a substitute for performance,” Abdullahi said.
The ADC called on Tinubu to publicly account for his major campaign promises in 2023, including those fulfilled, abandoned or missed, before seeking another four-year term.
It maintained that the 2027 presidential election should be a referendum on the President’s performance since assuming office rather than an opportunity for the APC to present its administration as a fresh beginning.
“Nigeria needs a change of government, not another change of slogans,” the party said.
