Showing posts with label Liberal Democrat. Show all posts
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Political Defections In Nigeria, Causes And Consequences

By Simon Abah
There is an alarming rise in organised political defections in Nigeria.
Although she is being hyped as the giant of Africa, the democracy in Nigeria is not practised like in countries such as Ghana, Sierra Leone, Botswana, Tanzania, Liberia, Senegal and Zambia with stable democracies. Nigeria’s version is a guided democracy and a democracy for the few.
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What are the reasons for the surge in defections? Turncoats complain about the absence of internal democracy in their parties and of political witch-hunt by political gladiators.
Do you agree with the beliefs of these defectors?
Particularly since no mention is made about the developmental interests of Nigeria as reasons for changing sides.