Don’t give Tinubu a second term, ADC-PCC urges Nigerian youths
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has urged Nigerian youths to vote against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the presidential election. The…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has emerged as a rallying point for opposition figures seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the next presidential election, with several politicians and coalition groups reportedly adopting the party as a vehicle for a broad anti-APC front. The ADC Presidential Campaign Council's appeal specifically to Nigerian youths reflects the demographic's growing weight in Nigerian elections, as young voters make up a large share of the electorate and have increasingly driven online political mobilisation and turnout in recent polls.
The coverage from Tribune Online and ThisDay is largely consistent, both reporting the ADC-PCC's call for youths to reject Tinubu and the APC, with ThisDay providing additional detail attributing the report to Chuks Okocha in Abuja and noting a January 16 presidential election date. Neither outlet's excerpt details the specific grievances the campaign council is citing against the Tinubu administration, nor who within the ADC-PCC issued the appeal, leaving the substance of the criticism and the council's broader campaign strategy yet to be fully reported.