ADC Clutching at Straws Over Tinubu’s “Democracy Is a Game” Comment.
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken note of the criticism by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding the recent remark by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that “democracy is a game.” It is both surprising and amusing that the ADC has chosen to deliberately misinterpret what was clearly a metaphor describing the competitive nature of democratic politics. Across the world, democracy functions through rules, strategy, participation, and healthy political competition. In that context, describing democracy as a “game” simply underscores the need for political actors to organize, mobilize, and compete within established democratic rules. Unfortunately, rather than engage in meaningful political discourse, the ADC has opted for sensationalism and distortion-an approach that appears to have become its most visible political strategy. Indeed, we must commend the leadership of the ADC for their occasional comic relief, as they continue to maintain th...