Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, arguing that it presented Nigeria’s anniversary as a day of lamentation rather than celebration.
Momodu challenged Tinubu’s description of Nigeria as a cancer patient barely surviving on painkillers when he assumed office in 2023. He said that, having portrayed himself as a skilled surgeon, the President was expected to stabilise the country rather than allow its condition to deteriorate.
In a statement on X, the former presidential candidate argued that Nigeria was, at worst, at stage two of the disease when Tinubu took office, but had allegedly worsened to stage four under his administration. He also described the government’s initial policies as a serious mistake.
Momodu concluded that the President’s speech failed to inspire confidence and left many Nigerians with a sense of disappointment on a day intended to commemorate national progress.
