{"id":8155,"date":"2025-07-09T06:41:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8155"},"modified":"2025-07-09T06:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:41:39","slug":"nigeria-excluded-from-white-house-trade-talks-as-adc-blames-tinubus-economic-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/nigeria-excluded-from-white-house-trade-talks-as-adc-blames-tinubus-economic-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Excluded from White House Trade Talks as ADC Blames Tinubu\u2019s Economic Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"

ADC accuses APC of economic mismanagement, international embarrassment, and sidelining Nigeria on the global stage<\/em><\/h3>\n

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration following Nigeria\u2019s exclusion from recent White House commercial trade talks with key African nations. The party claims the omission underscores Nigeria\u2019s declining global influence and is a direct result of sustained economic failures under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.<\/p>\n

In a statement by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said Nigeria’s absence from the high-level discussions was a \u201cdamning international indictment\u201d of the Tinubu-led government. The U.S. invited leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal\u2014but notably left out Nigeria, Africa\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlthough we boast the continent\u2019s largest consumer market and most influential diaspora, Nigeria was ignored,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The U.S. noted it had only invited nations that have demonstrated \u201cthe ability and willingness to help themselves,\u201d implying a lack of credible economic leadership from Nigeria.<\/p>\n

According to the ADC, this snub reflects how far Nigeria has fallen in international diplomacy and economic relevance.<\/p>\n

Nigeria Losing Continental Leadership Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The ADC expressed dismay that Nigeria, once a leader on the continent, is now an afterthought in global and regional decision-making forums. \u201cUnder APC, we are being reduced to playing second fiddle to smaller economies. President Tinubu spent a week in St. Lucia, a nation with less than 1% of Nigeria\u2019s GDP. Meanwhile, the White House held talks that could shape Africa\u2019s economic future \u2014 without us.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also criticized Nigeria\u2019s weakened presence in the African Union and ECOWAS, where the country\u2019s voice used to be dominant.<\/p>\n

ADC Promises Transparent Leadership Amid Internal Legal Battle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Interim National Chairman, Senator David Mark, assured party members and the public that ADC under his leadership will be \u201cabsolutely transparent.\u201d He dismissed rumors that the party has a preferred presidential candidate for 2027, stating the platform will be open and fair to all aspirants.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must first build a strong, credible party. All members are equal stakeholders,\u201d Mark emphasized at a meeting with Kogi State stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Coalition Vows Not to Surrender Party to Presidential Hopefuls<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mallam Salihu Lukman, former DG of the APC Governors’ Forum and now a key figure in ADC\u2019s leadership, also made it clear that the party will not be handed over to any individual eyeing the 2027 presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s Atiku, Obi, or Amaechi, no one will hijack the party,\u201d Lukman said during a TV interview. He noted that the coalition has undertaken due diligence to resolve internal disputes and rebuild ADC\u2019s structure with integrity.<\/p>\n

FG and APC Fire Back: Dismiss ADC Criticism as Baseless<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Responding to ADC\u2019s criticisms, the Federal Government and APC described the coalition as desperate and disorganized. Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, insisted President Tinubu remains focused on economic reforms and national development.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrude oil theft is down, the naira is stabilizing, inflation is easing, and the administration is delivering on its Renewed Hope agenda,\u201d Idris said.<\/p>\n

APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, dismissed ADC\u2019s allegations as \u201cmischievous fiction,\u201d adding that the ruling party has no interest in destabilizing a party already unraveling from within.<\/p>\n

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\u201cADC\u2019s future looks bleak, and they need no help from us to disintegrate,\u201d Morka concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ADC accuses APC of economic mismanagement, international embarrassment, and sidelining Nigeria on the global stage The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration following Nigeria\u2019s exclusion from recent White House commercial trade talks with key African nations. The party claims the omission underscores Nigeria\u2019s declining global influence and is a direct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"ADC slams Tinubu\u2019s government over Nigeria\u2019s exclusion from White House talks, citing global irrelevance and economic mismanagement.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8155"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8159,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8155\/revisions\/8159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}