The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has called on the opposition political parties to unite ahead of 2027 election.
The PDP chieftain said the victory of National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Mahama, in Ghana’s Saturday presidential election should be an eye-opener for Nigeria.
In a statement on Monday, Ologbondiyan also advised Nigerians to learn from Ghana citizens and quit making excuses for leaders who are failing in governance duty.
“Congratulations to the President-elect of Ghana, John Mahama, on his electoral success.
“John Mahama and his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which I have been reliably informed, share similarities in colour and logo with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) floored sitting Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the governing party.
“While I congratulate the winners, particularly the people of Ghana, it is imperative to examine, compare and contrast the Ghanaian situation with our plight here in Nigeria.
“The people of Ghana were determined to end the rein of an administration that could not improve on their challenges. In Nigeria of today, we provide excuses for why our rulers are failing,” he said.
The former PDP spokesman challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, to learn from Ghana’s election.
Olognondiyan noted that Nigeria has so many lessons to learn from Ghana in the last presidential election.
He continued, “Ghanaians held to the democratic ethos of votes must count and work tremendously for it. In our Nigeria, we already know what Professor Mahmoud Yakubu’s INEC will churn out.
“It is preposterous that some people are already forecasting who would succeed Mahmoud and how the persons will possibly write results for Bola Tinubu in 2027.
“It is not clear if there were over-used clichés of ‘No Vacancy’ in the Ghana’s election. Here in Nigeria, we allow our elections to be predetermined by ‘No Vacancy’ syndrome propagated by public officials whose only interest is to continue in office.
“We have many lessons to learn from the Ghana elections and their outcomes but the starting point for our nation is continuous political education and electoral reforms.
“Let the opposition political parties unite and chart the way forward.”
