National Library not pet project – ADC to Tinubu as wife announces planned support

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has called on the Federal Government to immediately take responsibility for completing the long-abandoned National Library of Nigeria project in Abuja, warning that a national monument of such importance should not be left to private charity.

The party was reacting to recent comments by First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, who announced her intention to support the library’s completion as part of her birthday celebrations.

ADC expressed appreciation for the First Lady’s gesture, but stressed that the National Library cannot be reduced to a personal pet project.

According to the party, the National Library, established by an Act of Parliament in 1964, is the custodian of Nigeria’s…