The Real Difference Between PDP and APC

Following the news that several governors of Nigerian states defected from the ruling PDP to the main opposition APC party.
The governors, which include: Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano State, Murtala Nyako) of Adamawa State,  Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State and Babangida Aliyu Of Niger State, hinged their decision to join APC on their bid to rescue the country.The merger has 17 governors (11 APC and 6 New PDP).

However, the function of the opposition is to give a different choices of ideologies to the electorate, but in the Nigerian system and most especially with this recent merger it seems this function has been destroyed. The Nigerian system which "it seems" allows  for effortless meandering of politician between political parties is not good for good democracy. 

It seems in the Nigerian system, those in the opposition are perhaps the ones that were not allowed to enjoy a "fair share" of the "National Cake" hence join forces against those enjoying their share castigating them as "evil" whilst they were once a part of the "enjoyment". 

I wish to state i have no sympathy either for the ruling party as they have "in my opinion" not performed up to expectations and have failed the nation judging from the promises to the nation before they were voted into power, however that is the topic for discussion.

I believe democracy in its most "dire" forms especially in Africa is a process that enables voters choose between to evils, that is if they are given a fair freedom of choice. In Nigeria, it seems there are basically two evils and no lesser one and no greater one. As they say, birds of a feather flock together, one can only wonder with its so called "difference in ideology" the Opposition party can happily accept the very bad eggs they condemn and promise to the electorate that they will be different from.

I don't see any difference between the party's, all i see is the same individuals bearing different political flags.

by- Awolope Kolawole
about the author: Awolope is a student in his final year at home on ASUU strike.