Learn leadership from Macron amid killings, hardship – ADC to Tinubu.
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) on Sunday challenged President Bola Tinubu to learn from French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to show sufficient empathy for Nigerians grappling with insecurity, hunger and economic hardship.
The council said the reported postponement of Macron’s scheduled state visit to Nigeria underscored the need for leaders to pay attention to pressing domestic challenges, arguing that Nigerians facing killings, mass abductions and rising living costs deserve more visible concern from their president.
In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, the ADC-PCC cited reports that Macron had rescheduled his October 28–29, 2026 visit to Nigeria, including the planned France-Nigeria Business Forum in Lagos, to early 2027 amid domestic challenges in France. “A president will not travel when his home is contending with internal combustion,” a Nigerian official familiar with the development was quoted as saying. The ADC-PCC said the welfare of citizens should remain central to governance, citing attacks and killings in Plateau, Niger, Benue, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Katsina, Sokoto and other parts of the country. It also raised concerns over a reported incident in Niger State involving the detention of more than 60 young Nigerians under allegedly inhumane conditions, with over 37 reportedly dying in custody.
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