Nigeria, July 19 -- The Presidency has reacted to the criticism by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that the President Bola Tinubu administration was exploiting the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political mileage and image rehabilitation.

In a statement on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Public Communications, Sunday Dare, said ADC's outburst was "a laughable tantrum by a poorly amalgamated political contraption desperately clutching at straws for relevance it will never attain."

Mr Dare also said the ADC is the one exploiting Mr Buhari's burial for political gains with the way "they have chosen to dance on his grave for relevance."

A coalition of prominent opposition leaders recently ad...