ADC Describes Tinubu’s Govt Silence on Venezuela Disaster as Embarrassing

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Nigerian authorities for its continued silence over current developments in Venezuela.

Talking in an interview on Tuesday, the celebration’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, described Nigeria’s lack of response as embarrassing, particularly as different African international locations have taken clear positions on the difficulty.

Abdullahi mentioned Nigeria has misplaced its standing as a number one voice within the West African sub-region and throughout the African continent.

Based on studies on Saturday, United States President Donald Trump introduced the seize of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse.

Reacting to the event, Abdullahi questioned Nigeria’s silence, asking why President Bola Tinubu had not made any assertion on a problem of such international significance.

“That is Nigeria we’re speaking about — a rustic whose leaders as soon as stood on the world stage and took clear positions on worldwide points,” he mentioned.

He described the occasions in Venezuela as one of the vital defining moments in worldwide politics, with far-reaching implications for the worldwide order.

Based on him, a number of West African international locations have brazenly expressed their positions, with most condemning what transpired in Venezuela.

“Nigeria may select to assist it, oppose it, and even take a impartial stance. What’s unacceptable is saying nothing in any respect,” Abdullahi added.

He maintained that Nigeria’s silence is a humiliation and unbefitting of a rustic that should be a frontrunner on the African continent.

“The present posture of Nigeria on the worldwide stage is an anomaly and a nationwide embarrassment,” he mentioned.