Mega parties and the PDP By Reuben Abati THOROUGHLY exasperated by the insufferable arrogance of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), a select group of opposition politicians and civil society leaders are working on a project to create a mega party: an alliance of opposition parties which can wrestle power from the PDP in 2011, and put an end to its menace. The ambition of the coalition is in sync with the aspiration of many Nigerians. Ten years after seizing majority status in Nigeria's political space, the PDP has been unable to make much difference in the people's lives. In a few isolated states across the country, there may have been intimations of progress, depending on the personality of the Governor in office at a particular time, but generally, the pervasive impression is that the PDP is a non-performing political party whose members and representatives have failed to give full effect to the co...
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