What a week in Nigerian Political scene. Senate President along with three governors, 15 Senators and 37 members of the House of Representative defected to the opposition parties. Majority of the defectors pitched their tent with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the rest with two other smaller parties. The defections and counter defections by …
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PDP Should Cut their Losses and Move On
The naivete of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) top officials with regard to their erstwhile faction, new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) is surprising considering the fact that they are suppose to be political pros schooled in the art of political brinkmanship. 5 out of the 7 nPDP governors finally defected to All Progressive Congress …
Cost of Intraparty Battles
Intraparty battles prevalent among Nigeria political Parties may seem like a game and a harmless exercise , but it is indeed costly to the Nigeria state. The number one casualty is governance which often takes a backseat to intraparty feuding. Does anybody really think that governance has taken place in River state since the man-made political …