The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned the Federal Government against using reports of an alleged coup plot to target opposition figures or suppress dissent.
In a statement issued on Monday, October 20, by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, via his official X handle, the ADC said it was “closely monitoring the reports of an alleged coup plot involving arrested military officers and subsequent media claims that a former southern governor is under investigation for allegedly funding the suspects.”
Abdullahi said while the party “vehemently opposes any effort to undermine Nigeria’s constitutional order,” it remains concerned “about the potential misuse of such allegations to justify political witch-hunts, suppress dissent, or manipulate public sentiment.”
The ADC expressed alarm over what it described as contradictory information coming from official quarters.
“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,” Abdullahi stated.
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According to him, “such inconsistency raises serious fears that the coup narrative may have been politically engineered.”
The statement also criticised the federal government for failing to address the matter directly.
“The ADC is particularly concerned that the federal government has not deemed it fit to make a categorical statement on this very serious matter, especially after the military authorities had repeatedly denied that there was such a threat to the government.
“By keeping quiet, the government has deliberately allowed the coup story to fester for whatever reason,” the statement read.
Abdullahi alleged that the government was exploiting the situation for political gain.
“What is clear, however, is that the government is exploiting the coup story to divert attention from the real issues of misgovernance in the country and to curry sympathy,” he wrote.
He added that “subsequent unattributed media reports purportedly implicating unnamed politicians in the so-called plot now provide a pretext for the government to clamp down on opposition figures or mount undue surveillance on them.”
“The ADC therefore calls on the federal government to immediately clarify the true nature of the alleged coup.
“Government has a duty to decisively quash the swirling rumour. Conversely, 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,” Abdullahi said.
He warned that “the APC government is desperate,” but insisted that “such desperation must never be allowed to endanger our democracy or undermine the democratic rights of citizens.”
Reaffirming the ADC’s commitment to democratic principles, Abdullahi stated, “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,” he concluded, “we oppose any ploy by the government to intimidate legitimate voices under the guise of national security.”