2027: PDP’s Oluyede urges Nigerians to make presidential poll about performance, continuity

Wole Oluyede, a Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, is urging Nigerians to shift the focus of the 2027 presidential election from sentiment to a performance-based assessment of the current administration. Oluyede, who also convenes the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda, believes that continuity and the successful implementation of President Bola Tinubu's policies are crucial for Nigeria's national development.

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The 2027 presidential election should not be a referendum on sentiment. It should be a referendum on direction, performance and continuity. It should be a referendum on what we have achieved, what remains to be done and who has the capacity to take Nigeria from reform to prosperity.

In a statement released in Ado Ekiti, Oluyede emphasized that Nigeria cannot afford to abandon the long-term policies and projects initiated by the Tinubu administration. He argued that major economic and infrastructure reforms require time to mature and yield their full benefits. According to him, the country is currently on the right track, and the foundation being laid by the present government deserves consolidation. He called for support for Tinubu's re-election, framing a second term as an opportunity for "continuity, consolidation, completion and delivery of greater benefits to the Nigerian people."

Oluyede articulated that the 2027 election should serve as a referendum on the nation's direction, performance, and the capacity of leaders to guide Nigeria from reform to prosperity. He posed a question to Nigerians: whether they prefer to build upon the existing foundation or start anew, a cycle he believes the nation cannot afford to repeat. Decades have been spent discussing infrastructure deficits and economic restructuring, and now that significant steps are being taken, the focus should be on improving and optimizing these initiatives.

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Nigerians should ask themselves whether they want to continue building on the foundation already laid or begin another cycle of starting all over again. Nigeria cannot afford to keep starting all over again.

The PDP chieftain further praised the Tinubu administration's reforms, asserting their benefits across all economic sectors. He specifically lauded the ongoing infrastructure development, citing projects such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, and the East-West Road. Oluyede views these road projects not merely as infrastructure but as vital economic corridors connecting various segments of the economy and communities, capable of transforming Nigeria's economic landscape.

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A road is not just a road. It is an economic corridor. It connects farmers to markets, manufacturers to consumers, workers to opportunities and communities to the wider national economy.