TDIn 2023, there was a supposed Peter Obi wave which gave many people the opportunity to clinch political positions.
The NDC now hopes to take advantage of that same wave in the 2027 elections.
However, in their arrogance and alleged manipulation, they failed to factor in the implications of direct primaries in the entire process.
Voters in various communities were mobilised to different venues for supposed direct primaries.
They were mobilised by aspirants they desired to vote for.
They stayed all day, only to discover that either the person they voted for was not the candidate eventually shortlisted, or that voting never even took place.
They went home angry and disappointed.
These are the same people the party believes will massively vote for it in 2027? Someone must be high on something.
The arrogance of the supposed beneficiaries of this compiled list made them ignore the grassroots because they had already been promised that they would be returned as candidates.
Primaries were supposedly conducted on 29th May 2026. Today is 10th June 2026, yet no results have been published.
Rumour has it that the party is waiting for the 14-day period within which aggrieved aspirants may challenge the process to elapse before publishing the results.
You are frustrating people from seeking legal redress against your manipulation, yet you will hope to get justice when the APC-led Federal Government plays your own game.
In the words of our presidential candidate, HE Peter Obi, Okwute: “To answer Honourable, the path to assuming that name must be honourable.”
That statement applies not only to individuals seeking public office but also to political parties seeking the trust and mandate of the people.
A party that emerges through a process tainted by allegations of manipulation, secrecy and impunity will struggle to convince Nigerians that it represents a genuine alternative.
Sad.
