The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the tone of its message to President Bola Tinubu on his 74th birthday was not borne out of malice but to draw his attention to everyday living realities of Nigerians.

ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, had in a statement on X Sunday, while sending Tinubu good wishes on his birthday, drew his attention to the present realities in the country.

Abdullahi in another statement yesterday, said the party noted the rebuttal by Sunday Dare, one of the President’s many media aides, in response to the ADC’s birthday message, but added that Dare avoided real issues raised by the ADC.

He noted that in the short time between ADC’s birthday message and the rebuttal, about 12 Nigerians were killed in Plateau State.

“This is why Nigerians expect urgency, not explanations,” Abdullahi remarked. He stated that the presidency defence had always been that the defence spending has increased, but pointed out that such has not translated to the safety of the people.