Presidency has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), declaring that the opposition platform has failed to present any concrete blueprint for Nigeria despite positioning itself as an alternative ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, made the remarks in a post shared on X on Friday, where he criticised the party’s inability to provide a detailed manifesto for Nigerians.
According to Onanuga, he visited the NDC’s website on two separate occasions out of curiosity to review the party’s manifesto and understand what ideological direction it intended to offer Nigerians beyond criticism of the current administration.
He said his search yielded no result.
“Out of sheer curiosity, I have twice in the last few days googled the website of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), the party that the political wanderer Peter Obi and his ally, Rabiu Kwankwaso, sought shelter in after abandoning the ADC midstream,” Onanuga wrote.
“I was interested in the party’s manifesto and whether it has enunciated a markedly different vision for the governance of Nigeria, one better than President Tinubu’s and the APC’s Renewed Hope Agenda.”
The presidential aide stated that although the website directed users to click and read the manifesto, the document could not be accessed.
“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,” he said.
Onanuga further argued that despite the NDC’s registration in February, the party had yet to unveil any comprehensive policy framework, adding that only six policy points described as “pillars” were displayed on the site.
“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 added.
He dismissed the policy outlines as vague and lacking substance, insisting they merely echoed familiar rhetoric.
“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.”
Onanuga also challenged the leadership of the party to clearly outline its agenda for the country ahead of the next election cycle.
“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 stated.