The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot secure the support of ordinary citizens in the 2027 general election through cash handouts, food items, or material gifts.
In a formal statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from the ADC-PCC headquarters in Abuja, the campaign council described the widespread distribution of monetary inducements and physical gifts at recent ruling party gatherings as an act of desperation designed to mask broader failures in national governance.
The statement, signed by ADC-PCC Director of Strategic Communication Phrank Shaibu alongside Director of Media and Publicity Kola Ologbondiyan, strongly questioned both the legality and morality of weaponizing economic hardship for political advantage. ”No amount of money can compel Nigerians to endorse a government that has made life harder for them.
The people’s votes are not for sale, and no manufactured crowd can substitute for their verdict at the ballot box. President Tinubu has failed Nigerians, and no cash handout can buy back their trust,” the council stated. Highlighting a growing pattern of voter inducement across recent political gatherings, the ADC-PCC pointed to specific incidents involving high-profile distributions.
The council called attention to reports of luxury vehicles allegedly presented to ruling party women leaders, as well as cash and cooked food distributed by the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu, under the banner of the City Boy Movement. They further cited circulating video evidence showing APC women leaders actively sharing wads of cash and fabrics during official political events.
“At a time when millions of Nigerians are struggling to afford food, transport, and basic necessities, flaunting wads of cash at political gatherings is an insult to their hardship,” Shaibu added during the briefing.
Concluding the conference, the ADC-PCC officially petitioned regulatory bodies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to launch thorough investigations into these acts for potential violations of electoral and currency laws.
“The same authorities that have pursued ordinary Nigerians over alleged abuse of the Naira must explain why apparent cash distribution by political operatives at campaign events should be treated differently.
The EFCC and INEC must examine these incidents and take swift action,” the council urged. The ADC-PCC reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding democratic principles, expressing confidence that Nigerian voters will deliver an uncompromised verdict at the polls in 2027 regardless of financial inducements.
