In a true sense of reality, political competitiveness is healthy for any democracy, no matter how mature, keeping a ruling party on its toes is the main function and tools with which an opposition can drive her way into the heart of the people that would finally vote her into power.
I want to use this opportunity to bring to our consciousness that the peoples democratic party (PDP) is not the main opposition in Nigeria, if I where to be a politician in the other weaker oppositions, such as the APGA, PPA, AD the SDP etc, I would see this as a window of opportunity to pounce because the PDP as a party does not possess the political fire power to keep the ruling APC on its toes, the PDP had the whole chance in the world and religiously they bided their time, they had the whole country in their grasp, they stare through their rare views and see that no one is watching, they ran the country as they like because they felt Nigerians had no choice.
What manner of opposition would a failure of a party pose to a political party with a manifesto full of promise and a working plan that is glaringly in favour of the people, what manner of opposition poses a political party that uses the whole institutions of the state against the people and in return promotes political bigotry, regional and religious polarisation to score political points, what manner of opposition would they be, when its last drop of goodwill is only from the southeast and the south-south, what manner of opposition would condone absolute impunity and corruption while in power and still possess the voice to condemn such when it is perpetrated, what manner of opposition would tolerate insecurity, injustice and absolute breech of our sovereignty in the name of political witch-hunt, what manner of opposition would hand over a country with economic chaos and an account (or call it debt) of $-60,000,000,000, what manner of opposition would display absolute in-consideration to the plight of the people in order to satisfy their beneficiaries and an economic cabal known to only them. Playing the opposition is a daunting task, it takes absolute resilience and political patience. and the tools you've got are points from their administrative loop-holes. as an opposition, you are a target, you are been pushed by the forces in power, the manner of politics in Nigeria is the type that all the institutions of the state would be used to fight the opposition. Under the PDP government, politics sinks down to every corners and institutions of the country, institutions such as the police, the army and the DSS was completely politicised, it is an act I see as desperation on the part of the PDP to cling to power, playing the opposition now would be foreign to them, for as long as they've existed they have the army, the police and all other forces playing their dirty games, ranging from assassination, torture and election rigging. The PDP is not a party in an average Nigerian's good book right now, getting the people to listen and playing the victim might be met by scorn and questions such as "while you where there how did you handle it" any member of this party is seen as Nigeria's political enemy, so lending them attention and fair hearing might be difficult, this Mohamadu Buhari's government lacks a formidable opposition. The fact that I'm writing about it does not mean that it's a trend I'm happy about, it is a trend that is politically dangerous to the ordinary Nigerians, it is a trend that can propagate political savagery and retain the clueless in power. Under this trend, any action that is suppose to breed condemnation is condoned and the people are forced to adjust, it is not a trend that should be associated with a modern Democracy. The level of scavenging and ruthless opportunism that characterised the rulership of the PDP would not grant them the justification to play the major opposition, the PDP sold their future to corruption, impunity and immediate self agrandisement. They had over bloated egos that have consumed their chances at truth and goodwill. PDP is finished!!!
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