A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Showunmi, has said that Nigeria is at a point where populism is no longer enough to elect a president.
Showunmi made this statement during an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television on Thursday.
He said Nigerians would have to examine what they are told.
His remark is coming as various political parties gear up for their primary election ahead of the next year’s general elections in the country.
“We have tried running a populist agenda for former president Muhammadu Buhari, and the result is that we have complained a lot.
“We are at a point where populism is no longer enough. What is your track record? Not boastfully saying you’re competent.
“If we say our problem is the economy and how to make the economy work for the people, then we have to look at the economic credentials of the aspirant,” he said.