The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away recently at the age of 82.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary and spokesperson for the Opposition Coalition.
According to the statement, the mourning will commence on Tuesday, 15 July 2025. During this period, the ADC will suspend all political activities and refrain from issuing public statements.
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Describing Buhari as “a man who served Nigeria with a fierce sense of duty, personal discipline, and conviction,” the ADC urged Nigerians to remember him for his integrity, humility, and unwavering commitment to public service.
However, the party also used the occasion to criticise what it described as political opportunism surrounding Buhari’s death, accusing the current administration and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of hypocrisy.
“His own political party and the government that had done everything in the last two years to tarnish his records, dismantle his legacies and blame him for every one of their failings, are now posturing as the chief mourners at his burial, this is sheer hypocrisy and a brazen move to harvest political gains from a national tragedy,” the statement read.
The ADC called on Nigerians to honour Buhari’s legacy not through hollow praise, but by demanding higher ethical standards from current and future leaders.
It also appealed to the late president’s family and loyalists to be cautious of those seeking to exploit his passing for political advantage.
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