The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is optimistic that opposition forces will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria’s 2027 elections.
The PDP said its confidence is bolstered by the recent victory of Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the country’s presidential polls.
A statement by Debo Ologunagba, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, on Monday, praised the Ghanaian opposition’s victory as a testament to the power of the people prevailing over misrule.
Ghana’s former President, John Mahama, was declared the winner of the presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat.
Ologunagba congratulated the people of Ghana for defending democracy and ensuring their will prevailed in the presidential election.
This development has sparked hopes among opposition parties in Nigeria, with some already exploring the possibility of a “granite alliance” to challenge the APC in the 2027 elections.
Ologunagba said, “The Peoples Democratic Party congratulates the people of Ghana for their resilience in defending democracy and ensuring that their Will prevailed in the Saturday, December 7, 2024 Presidential election which returned the National Democratic Congress and President John Mahama to power.
“The verdict of the people of Ghana in this Presidential election is a signal to the APC that its days in office are numbered as the power of the people in Nigeria, just like in Ghana, will surely prevail, end APC’s oppressive rule and return Nigeria to the path of good governance, security, political stability and economic prosperity on the platform of the PDP in 2027.”
According to the statement, the party accused the APC of presiding over years of economic decline, insecurity, and hardship, citing a spike in inflation, the devaluation of the naira, and soaring unemployment rates.
“Major multinationals are now leaving our country in droves and life has become so unbearable that our citizens, particularly the youths are now resorting to suicide or slavery mission abroad as alternative because of the monumental misrule and insensitivity of the APC.
“Nigerians now recall with nostalgia and earnestly seek a return of the golden years of the PDP in government as their only hope for survival and triumph of their dreams, aspiration and collective Will as a people.
“The PDP therefore calls on all institutions of government especially the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to note the yearning of Nigerians and ensure that all processes are put in place to guarantee that only the Will of the people prevail in elections.
“INEC must note that Nigerians are not ready to accept a repeat of the massive manipulation and perversion of the electoral process as witnessed in the 2019 and 2023 Presidential elections in our country.”
(SaharaReporters)
