Governors Ok Merger of Opposition Parties
The plot to unseat the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party ahead of the 2015 general elections has thickened as 10 state governors met to endorse the on-going merger talks by their various political parties.
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10 Governors Endorse Opposition Parties' Merger
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- 6 February 2013
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all hands, eyes, and minds are up praying for the success of this new born party. I have a belive that this is the saviour for our dear nation Nigeria, i have seen i have dream i have feel. that the air in Nigeria is try to change direction but it depend on us Nigerians to have that feeling and make a change in politics please fellow Nigerians pdp is Judas party we vote them and they betray us, even duo 80% of nigerians never vote for pdp but there use force to get there mandate. today is a great day for all this great nation.we are celebrething birth.I wish you a happy birthday, success,prosperity and long live.God Bles Nigeria.
all hands, eyes, and minds are up praying for the success of this new born party. I have a belive that this is the saviour for our dear nation Nigeria, i have seen i have dream i have feel. that the air in Nigeria is try to change direction but it depend on us Nigerians to have that feeling and make a change in politics please fellow Nigerians pdp is Judas party we vote them and they betray us, even though 80% of nigerians never vote for pdp but there use force to get there mandate. today is a great day for all this great nation.we are celebrating your birth.I wish you a happy birthday, success,prosperity and long live.God Bles Nigeria.
This Nigerian Opposition Merger Party,so called APC is not a solution to our national problem of misgovernance. Patriotic Nigerians must mobilise for an SNC whereby, our corporate togetherness could be renegotiated.A new constitution based on true federalism and secularity will be paramoun.Nigerians must return to our old Parliamentry Democracy. This merger of erstwhile Islamic dominated parties don't stand for progress at all.In Islam there is no separation of politics and government.All Islamic institutions must be banned;no OIC,G8,G15 or sharia.Alternatively Nigerians should call for a referendum whereby Nigerians must be given the option to choose between a secular and Islamic Republic.
This is a mixed bag for Nigerian politics. On one hand, this merger may prevent ethnocentrism of political parties. The ACN is now seen as a Yoruba party, ANPP as a Hausa-Fulani party, and APGA as an Igbo party. That is good on one hand. However, these parties have ideological differences and appear to be only united to unseat President Goodluck Jonathan. I wonder if they have reconciled these things or this union will fracture along ideological and perhaps religious lines? Another problem we must confront is rather the new APC will represent the real change Nigeria needs or will it be more of the same? Some of the characters there are career politicians much like those in the PDP. That raises some questions about how much change will really come to Nigeria.
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