Presidential candidates and their manifestos
From left: Obi, Tinubu, Atiku and Kwankwaso. They promise hope, but... WITH some of their rallies looking like comic scenes from soaps on Africa Magic Yoruba or Africa Magic Hausa or Africa Magic Showcase, the front-running presidential candidates (All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi; the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso; and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar. Then, there are two other parties, African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dumebi Kachikwu; and the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo) turned campaign rallies to uninspiring activities where they are either pouring invectives on opponents or making gaffes that are unintelligible. And, whereas their manifestos are long on promises but suspect on executable strategies, they all assure Nigerians that they will provide a good life. Even the ousted PDP and the present shambolic APC are also promising Nigerians a better life. This repor...