Reforms Delivering Results as Pro-Tinubu Groups Knock ADC Over Unpaid Salaries

Two pro-government advocacy groups have defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, arguing that ongoing policy interventions are beginning to stabilise Nigeria’s economy, while accusing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of undermining workers’ welfare by allegedly failing to pay staff salaries for more than a year.

The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) said the administration is “rewriting the story of Nigeria’s underperformance” through reforms that are boosting manufacturing, agriculture, solid minerals development and job creation. Separately, The Democratic Front (TDF) criticised the ADC for what it described as hypocrisy, alleging that a party that frequently blames the Federal Government for hardship cannot justify unpaid salaries among its own workforce.

In a statement signed by Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary Segun Ogedengbe, TMV endorsed remarks delivered by Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Tinubu at the Nigerian Economic Summit, noting that the administration inherited difficult economic conditions but had pursued policies aimed at restoring stability and growth.

According to the group, government interventions have encouraged increased manufacturing activity, promoted backward integration, improved macroeconomic indicators and generated employment opportunities across key sectors. It also highlighted efforts to strengthen agricultural value chains through improved storage, processing, irrigation, mechanisation, financing and rural infrastructure.

TMV further commended the government’s drive to move the solid minerals sector beyond raw resource extraction towards domestic processing, industrial production and export-oriented growth. The group expressed confidence that the administration is creating an enabling environment for Nigerians to compete globally in technology, financial services and other emerging sectors.

Meanwhile, TDF accused the ADC of contributing to poverty through its alleged failure to pay workers’ salaries, describing the situation as a contradiction of the party’s frequent criticism of the Tinubu administration over economic hardship.

In a statement signed by Chairman Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo, the group argued that any organisation unable to meet its obligations to employees lacks the credibility to present itself as an alternative government. It further alleged that the ADC’s leadership had a history of policies and actions unfavourable to workers.

TDF maintained that while the Federal Government is implementing programmes aimed at reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth, opposition parties should be held to the same standards of accountability they demand from the administration.

Both groups ultimately urged Nigerians to focus on what they described as the tangible outcomes of ongoing economic reforms, insisting that progress in critical sectors of the economy demonstrates that the administration’s policies are beginning to yield positive results.