By Aminu Garko
Abuja, Nov. 11, 2026 , The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has dismissed the manifesto unveiled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, titled “2027-2031: From Reforms to Prosperity Agenda,” describing it as a desperate attempt to repackage the unfulfilled promises of 2023 and deceive Nigerians for a second time.
The council said the document represents neither a credible roadmap to national prosperity nor a reflection of the realities confronting Nigerians, but an insult to millions of citizens struggling under the weight of economic hardship, insecurity and deepening poverty.
“How can a government that has struggled to faithfully implement its budgets over the last three years suddenly begin preaching prosperity? What reforms is the APC talking about when the overwhelming majority of Nigerians have seen no meaningful improvement in their living conditions?
“For the Tinubu administration, propaganda appears to have become a substitute for performance, while recycled promises are being presented as fresh achievements,” it said.
The council said what President Bola Tinubu unveiled is not a new manifesto, but a repackaged catalogue of failed promises.
“In 2023, Nigerians were promised Renewed Hope. What they have experienced instead is renewed hunger, renewed hardship, renewed insecurity and renewed hopelessness,” it said.
It said Tinubu promised stable electricity, but Nigerians are still grappling with an unreliable power supply.
“He promised to reduce food prices; instead, the cost of food has soared beyond the reach of ordinary families. He promised to strengthen the naira; the national currency has suffered a devastating loss of value. He promised jobs for Nigerian youths, yet millions remain unemployed or underemployed. He promised security, but terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements continue to threaten communities across the country,” it said.
The council said the government removed fuel subsidy, imposed additional taxes and embarked on unprecedented borrowing, yet Nigerians are entitled to ask: where are the corresponding projects, infrastructure and tangible benefits? Where has the money gone?
It said no amount of propaganda can erase the consequences of these policies or silence legitimate questions about public accountability.
“The scale of borrowing under the Tinubu administration raises serious concerns about the country’s debt burden and the future being imposed on generations of Nigerians. A government that continues to borrow heavily while ordinary citizens struggle to survive must explain what the borrowed funds have achieved.
“A government that borrows to meet recurrent obligations, service debts and sustain its operations cannot simply invoke the language of prosperity without accounting for its stewardship,” it said.
The council said the so-called economic reforms being celebrated by the APC have, in reality, imposed enormous sacrifices on Nigerians without providing adequate protection or corresponding relief.
“Subsidy removal without sufficient cushioning, currency reforms without adequate safeguards and increased taxation without demonstrable accountability are not the prosperity Nigerians were promised.
“They are policies whose costs have been borne disproportionately by ordinary citizens,” it said.
It said even more disturbing is the contradiction within the Presidency itself.
The council commended the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, for acknowledging that the administration’s economic reforms are not working as expected and have inflicted untold hardship on Nigerians.
It said that admission from such a high-ranking official within the Presidency reinforces what the ADC has consistently maintained: the government’s economic policies have failed to deliver the promised relief, while Nigerians continue to bear the consequences.
The council said the APC’s decision to unveil its manifesto in Jigawa State, amid the usual political fanfare, cannot disguise the absence of measurable results.
“Nigerians need performance, not another political jamboree; they need accountability, not another glossy booklet,” it said.
It said Nigerians have not forgotten the promises made in 2023.
“They remember the assurances on electricity, food security, employment, refineries, infrastructure and the proposed Akwa Ibom Deep Seaport. They also remember the gap between those promises and the realities of governance.
“Now, as the 2027 election approaches, the same promises are being recycled, repackaged and presented as a new prosperity agenda,” it said.
The council said if President Tinubu genuinely appreciates the hardship Nigerians are enduring, Tuesday should have been an opportunity to offer an honest account of his administration’s performance and apologise to the people, rather than unveil another collection of promises.
It insisted that Nigerians cannot be deceived indefinitely with the same political tactics.
“The 2027 general election will be a referendum on the Tinubu administration’s record on the economy, security, employment, corruption and the welfare of citizens. Nigerians will have the opportunity to make their voices heard through the ballot box,” it said.
The council therefore called on Nigerians to reject this recycled manifesto and embrace the African Democratic Congress as a credible alternative committed to restoring economic stability, national security, public accountability and the dignity of every Nigerian.
“Enough of recycled promises. Nigerians deserve results, not another four years of excuses,” it said.
