The Digest:
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has taunted Seriake Dickson, former governor of Bayelsa, over the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) party's manifesto. In a statement, Onanuga described the NDC as "a camp for the politically displaced and desperate." He said he searched the NDC website twice to download its manifesto but received a "No document found" response. Onanuga noted the party has not uploaded any manifesto since it was court-registered in February, adding that what the NDC flaunts are "six policy nuggets" that sound like "platitudes."
Key Points:
- Voters seeking opposition alternatives cannot evaluate the NDC's plans without an accessible manifesto.
- The absence of a published manifesto undermines NDC's claim of waging an "ideological battle" in 2027.
- Peter Obi and Kwankwaso's new party appears unprepared for serious political competition.
- Onanuga's public mockery signals that the presidency sees the NDC as a non-threat.
- The timing of this critique, after Obi and Kwankwaso joined NDC, seeks to dampen opposition momentum.
Sources: The Cable, The Nation
