The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted threats by United States President Donald Trump to launch a war against Nigeria over its security challenges, warning that any form of external military intervention would be counterproductive and harmful to the nation’s democracy.
While the party acknowledged and shared Trump’s concerns, it urged that such concerns should instead translate into genuine support for strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions and enhancing the country’s capacity to develop homegrown solutions to its challenges.
In a statement on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the U.S. President’s designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern reflected the growing international alarm about the scale of violence and human rights violations in the country.
It, however, noted that the concerns should be channelled toward helping Nigeria strengthen its democracy and rebuild its capacity to address its internal challenges.
Deploying or threatening military action, it warned, would only deepen the crisis and threaten the nation’s unity and stability.
“We appreciate the American President and other world leaders for their concern about the security situation in our country.
“We will however urge that such concerns should be translated into supporting Nigeria to grow her democracy and develop its capacity to solve its own problems.
“We believe that mobilising armed troops or even a mere threat of doing so would do more harm than good and ultimately prove counter-productive to our democratic aspiration and the long-term unity and stability of our country,” the party stressed.
The ADC outlined a five-point roadmap it believes could rescue the country from deepening insecurity and economic decline.
It called for a total overhaul of the national security architecture, including an independent audit of its leadership and operations; the immediate appointment of qualified ambassadors to restore Nigeria’s diplomatic visibility; a foreign policy reset anchored on national interest; economic reforms focused on price stability and social welfare; and an end to the personalization of public institutions in favour of citizen-driven governance.
According to the party, the U.S. action serves as a stark reminder that the dignity of nations is no longer measured by economic strength alone but by their ability and willingness to protect human life.
The party also decried Nigeria’s declining diplomatic influence, blaming the government’s failure to appoint ambassadors and its “personalised foreign policy” for the loss of regional leadership and fractured relations within ECOWAS.
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