The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Federal Government’s suggestion that recent outbreaks of violence in Kebbi and Kwara States were influenced by comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, alleged that Trump’s statements on Nigeria’s security challenges had emboldened violent groups.

Reacting in a statement on Thursday, ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, dismissed the claim as an attempt to shift blame. He described Akume’s remarks as “appalling,” arguing that it was irresponsible for the APC-led administration to attribute Nigeria’s worsening insecurity to a foreign leader’s words.

Abdullahi said the assertion amounted to a “shameful abdication of responsibility,” highlighting what he called the Tinubu government’s failure to contain the crisis. He noted that Nigerians have endured years of massacres, mass kidnappings, and attacks on schools and places of worship under the APC, with conditions deteriorating further due to indecisive leadership.

“It is therefore disingenuous to blame one tweet for the state of insecurity in Nigeria,” Abdullahi stated. “Those killing Nigerians did not need to be instigated by Trump; they were already actively encouraged by a government that consistently fails to act decisively to stop the carnage.”

He accused the administration of prioritizing political gains while the country “is turned into a killing field,” insisting that the government must accept responsibility for failing to safeguard its citizens.