A statement from the State House signed by Sunday Dare, a Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications has described as a laughable tantrum the dismissive deductions of The ADC on the befitting state burial accorded Late President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dare said, “The latest outburst from ADC regarding former President Buhari’s state burial that it was nothing but an oppurtunistic in manufactured outrage is a laughable tantrum by a poorly amalgamated political contraption desperately clutching at straws for relevance it will never attain.”
The full statement reads:
“This is not the first time the ADC — in its pitiful, stuttering attempts at reinvention — has embarrassed itself with hollow, attention-seeking criticisms and press releases. A party still grappling with an identity crisis presumes lecturing the President of the Federal Republic on governance, decorum, and public accountability. How utterly ridiculous.
Since its emergence, the ADC has resorted to issuing disjointed press statements on every passing event to remind Nigerians that it now exists. In its desperation to look like an opposition party, it has now crossed every known line of decency.
Their latest press release, alleging that President Tinubu’s government is “exploiting” the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gain, is not only dishonest — it is an insult to millions of Nigerians who genuinely mourn the loss of a statesman, and who watched the State Burial accorded Buhari with solemn respect and dignity.
Let it be said clearly: the ADC is the one exploiting Buhari’s death for political attention, not this government. They have chosen to dance on his grave for relevance. From Atiku and El Rufai’s choreographed arrival in Daura — greeted with chants seeking to make political capital from the solemnity of the moment — to this disgraceful press statement, the ADC has shown itself to be utterly shameless.
For clarity, President Tinubu’s administration is neither desperate nor searching for cheap popularity. This government would rather allow its growing list of achievements to speak louder than the noisy irrelevance of groups like the ADC.
The burial of former President Buhari was conducted with the complete honour befitting a leader of his stature. That is why world leaders showed up, millions of Nigerians tuned in on television and across social media, and even ADC promoters were falling over themselves in Daura, prancing about the Buhari family compound like eager real estate agents scouting new territory.
What has this administration done while the ADC howls?
1. Naira stabilised, exchange rates harmonised.
2. Oil production up to 1.7MBPD.
3. FAAC allocations increased by over 60%.
4. 31 states, once crippled by debt, are now paying salaries, pensions, and contractors.
5. Naira decoupled from oil market volatility, regaining resilience.
6. Electricity restored to long-neglected communities.
7. Infrastructure delivered: Ogbia-Nembe Road, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Road, and more.
8. NELFUND: About 400,000 students benefit from the historic loan scheme.
9. Regional commissions were established to drive balanced development nationwide.
10. Consumer Credit Scheme launched — a first laying the foundation for a credit-based economy and attacking corruption at its root.
These are not press statements. These are results. Tangible, measurable, and ongoing. That is leadership.
