The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised serious concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s five-day unexplained absence after the 2025 BRICS Summit, stating that Nigerians deserve full accountability from a leader who was not on vacation but on official assignment.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, the party said Tinubu’s late return and complete silence after the summit only add to the growing list of times he has gone missing while the nation grapples with severe challenges.
ADC says Tinubu’s silence is dangerous
“The African Democratic Congress extends a weary welcome to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for finally returning to the country five days after the end of the 2025 BRICS Summit, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,” the statement reads.
According to the ADC, “Since the summit ended on Monday, July 7th, all the other world leaders who were in attendance returned home, briefed their citizens, and got back to work. But our President? He only reappeared in Abuja in the early hours of Sunday, July 13 — without a word, without a briefing, or any explanation as to why his return to the country had been delayed.”
Tinubu accused of repeated disappearances
The party insisted that this latest silence was not the first, citing several previous incidents. The ADC said, “In January 2024, a so-called ‘private visit’ to France turned into a two-week disappearance. No photos, and no statements from our President.”
They added, “In April 2024, President Tinubu travelled to the Netherlands, and then to Riyadh for the World Economic Forum. The summit ended on April 29th, but there was not a word from him until May 8th. Those were nine days of unexplained vacuum.”
The ADC also recalled his August 2024 trip to China. “After his engagements in Beijing, he vanished from public view on September 5th and mysteriously surfaced in London on September 11th. He was missing for six days — no explanations, no letter transmitted to the National Assembly, just silence.”
Leadership demands accountability, not secrecy
The party insisted that a leader who expects Nigerians to make sacrifices must be willing to lead with transparency. “A whole five days is significant in the life of a country, especially a country like ours battling with several existential challenges of insecurity and a tottering economy that has made life increasingly difficult for the majority of Nigerians. The President was not on holiday; he was on official duty. We therefore cannot wish those five days away, and we demand a clear explanation for them.”
The ADC concluded that Nigerians are tired of being left in the dark. “Each episode of Mr. President’s mysterious disappearances has led to all manner of speculations and rumours that are not only unhealthy to the polity, but also endanger Nigeria’s perception in the eyes of the world.”
Tinubu’s five-day absence questioned by ADC after BRICS Summit
The President’s unexplained absences have become more than a pattern. The ADC says these silent disappearances represent a clear disdain for accountability. With economic pressure mounting and insecurity worsening, the opposition believes Nigeria cannot afford a leader who disappears without notice. The party insists the people deserve answers not silence—especially from the one person elected to lead them.
