The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the federal government to immediately clarify the true nature of the alleged coup plot involving arrested military officers if indeed there has been any such threat to national security, the government has a duty to be transparent about it and brief the nation accordingly. Government must desist from weaponising national security as a pretext to silence opposition and political dissent.
This was contained in a post shared by the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi on X, emphasizing that the Government has a duty to decisively quash the swirling rumour while vehemently oppose any effort to undermine Nigeria’s constitutional order, stressed that the party are equally concerned about the potential misuse of such allegations to justify political witch-hunts, suppress dissent, or manipulate public sentiment.
“We are particularly concerned about the conflicting signals coming from government sources, especially as the Defence Headquarters has publicly denied ever mentioning a coup plot, despite widespread media reports to the contrary. Such inconsistency raises serious fears that the coup narrative may have been politically engineered.
“The ADC is resolute in its opposition to dictatorship of any form, whether military dictatorship or its civilian variant. We therefore support any legitimate action that may be taken in defence of our constitution and our democracy. In the same vein, we oppose any ploy by the government to intimidate legitimate voices under the guise of national security.”
