Monday, 11 February 2013

2015 Merger Plans: PDP Must Go; Corruption To Stay



It is a must win for the opposition in the coming 2015 election. What other way to drum it into the ruling PDP ears than the forming of the All Progressive Congress (APC) by ACN, CPC, APGA, and ANPP.

In a meeting hosted by the Lagos State governor, Fashola, the 10 opposition party governors endorsed the move by their individual parties to merge and in their words, “rescue Nigeria from the PDP”.

The above comment suggests that Nigeria’s problem is caused by the PDP alone, and that there’ll be a change if the APC comes into power in 2015. We should know better than to fall into this trap.

The APC is a good idea but falls short from being Nigeria’s messiah. Corruption may have been encouraged by PDP but didn’t start with them. Corruption is inherent in our society and not in a particular party.

For me, the APC versus PDP is a case of making a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea. Post 2015, the corruption problem won't be solved, it doesn't matter which party makes it into Aso Rock.

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