Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has slammed the African Democratic Congress (ADC), calling the party “utterly shameless” over its allegation that the ruling party is politicizing the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement on Saturday, Dare said the comment from ADC is an “insult to millions of Nigerians” who mourn the loss of the former president.
On Friday, ADC accused the Tinubu administration of using the death of Buhari as a “political tool to launder its battered image”.
The party described the special federal executive council (FEC) meeting held in Buhari’s honour as “political theatre” and “calculated PR stunt”.
Replying to the accusations, Dare said ADC “is the one exploiting Buhari’s death for political attention, not this government”.
He added that the opposition party chose to “dance on Buhari’s 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,” the statement reads.
“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.”
Dare then called on Nigerians to ignore the “political noise from an outfit gasping for attention”.
