Adichie’s letter: NADECO group writes Biden, seeks support for Tinubu

Adichie’s letter: NADECO group writes Biden, seeks support for Tinubu

The National Democratic Coalition Renewal Group has said that Nigeria’s democracy is evolving, hence the need for continued support and diplomatic ties with international community to sustain it and better the citizens’ lives.

The group, which described the February 25 presidential election as the freest, fairest and most credible election so far in the country, expressed confidence in the ability of the winner of the election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to meet the yearning of the populace and move the country forward.

NADECO Renewal Group stated this in a letter to the President of United States, Joe Biden, titled, ‘Nigeria’s democracy not hollow, it’s evolving promisingly’, made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti, in reaction to an earlier one written to the US president by Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, over the election.

Adichie in her letter, titled, ‘Nigeria’s hollow democracy’, had faulted the US for congratulating Tinubu, who she alleged emerged through an unlawful process, on the grounds that the election was allegedly full of irregularities and violence and as well compromised by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

But the NADECO Renewal Group, in its letter signed by its chieftains including National Leader, Prof Atilade Adeeyo; National Secretary, Dr Afolabi Taiwo; National Organising Secretary Sanni Aliyu, and Public Relations Officer, Prof Tijani Wakeel, urged Biden to trash Adichie’s letter and continue to collaborate with Nigeria for sustenance of democracy and development.

According to the group, “giving attention to Adichie’s letter would hurt the feelings of many democratic and patriotic Nigerians who are eagerly awaiting and preparing for the swearing- in of our president-elect, Tinubu, come May 29th, 2023.”. 

The group, which stated that the opposition, rather than congratulating the president-elect were making moves to truncate the country’s democracy, added, “There

are reasons to suspect that Adichie’s letter could have been sponsored by enemies of Nigeria’s democracy, who desire to leverage on her naivety to truncate this democracy. But they will not succeed”.

It said that Tinubu deserved the victory that Nigerians gave him in poll, adding, “Dear President (Biden), over 18 million registered and accredited voters across the six geo-political zones of our dear country thumb printed the ballots to affirm that Tinubu is the choice of the majority in that historic February 25th, 2023 presidential poll.

“We have full assurance that Tinubu’s presidency will bring the Eldorado the country has always craved for and that awesome process of national rebirth, rebuilding and rehabilitation as already begun by the current President Muhammad Buhari-led administration, will continue progressively from May, 29th, 2023. 

“We are grateful that your office has since done the needful by congratulating the President-elect, Tinubu. Nigerians will ever be grateful for your (US) support and fairness in nurturing the diplomatic relationship between our great country and your greatest America, a global example of democracy,” the NADECO Renewal Group stated.