The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, saying the party has yet to present a clear governing vision ahead of the 2027 elections.
Onanuga, in a statement issued via his X handle, stated that he had twice visited the party’s website in recent days out of curiosity to study its manifesto and assess whether it had articulated a vision for governance different from that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
He said both attempts to download the manifesto were unsuccessful, with the website returning the response, “No document found.” According to him, although the party invited visitors to click on its manifesto, no such document was available months after its registration.
He added that the six policy points currently displayed on the party’s website could not be described as pillars of governance.
“I was disappointed. Even though the site invited visitors to click on its manifesto to read it, the result was negative. ‘No document found’ was the response I got each time I tried to download the manifesto,” Onanuga said.
He further stated, “The party whose national leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, said would wage an ideological battle in the 2027 poll has not uploaded any manifesto since it was court-registered in February. What it flaunts are six policy nuggets that it characterised as pillars.”
He also slammed the party’s newest opposition leaders, including Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, saying the policy points resembled familiar platitudes rather than a fresh national agenda.
“However, the nuggets don’t read like pillars. They sound more like the platitudes the party’s newest catch, Peter Obi, has bombarded the nation with in the last six years,” he said. He then called on Seriake Dickson to clearly state the party’s mission for Nigeria.
“Senator Dickson, I look forward to your vision and mission for Nigeria, as your party appears to be the camp for the politically displaced and desperate,” he added.
