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Presidential aide criticizes Nigeria Democratic Congress over missing manifesto and lack of clear plans
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Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has criticized the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC for not presenting a clear vision or manifesto for Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections. Onanuga stated on his X handle that he searched the party's website twice to review its manifesto and governance plans but found no accessible manifesto. He noted that the NDC, which he described as a platform for former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, had no downloadable content on its "Our Manifesto" page, despite inviting visitors to click and read it. Onanuga alleged that the party, registered in February, only displayed six policy "nuggets" described as pillars, which he felt sounded more like platitudes. PUNCH Online's checks confirmed that while the NDC website lists six core policy pillars, the manifesto download page contains no actual policy document. The presidential aide called on NDC national leader Senator Seriake Dickson to unveil the party's vision and mission for Nigeria. These comments follow Obi and Kwankwaso joining the NDC after leaving the African Democratic Congress, with Dickson positioning the party for an "ideological battle" in 2027 against the ruling All Progressives Congress.
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