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Nigeria: IBB Backs APC, Says He's Vindicated On Two Party System
Leadership, 28 February 2013
Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida IBB has said that the emergence of All progressive Congress APC was good for the political development of Nigeria, ... read more »
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Nigeria: IBB Backs APC's Emergence
Leadership, 1 March 2013
Former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has said that the emergence of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is good for the political development of the ... read more »
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Nigeria: ACN, ANPP, APGA, CPC Merge Into New Party, APC
Premium Times, 7 February 2013
After months of negotiation, four opposition parties finally announced in Abuja on Wednesday that they have merged into a new political party, All Progressive Congress (APC). read more »
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Nigeria: APC Stakeholders to Unveil Logo Next Week
Leadership, 8 February 2013
The various stakeholders comprising the newly formed All Progressive Congress (APC), will next week unveil the logo of the new party. read more »
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Nigeria: APC Starts in Crisis As APGA Faction Dissociates Self From Merger
Premium Times, 8 February 2013
Less than 48 hours after its formation, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has started courting controversy. read more »
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Nigeria: APC Will End PDP's Rule Says Lagos ACN
Daily Trust, 8 February 2013
Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the formation of All Progressive Alliance (APC) as the beginning of the end of the rule of the Peoples' ... read more »
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Nigeria: APC Will Rescue Nigeria From Corruption - Senate Opposition
Leadership, 8 February 2013
Senators from the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday stated that the new political party will salvage the political, social and economic situation in Nigeria ... read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Will Use EFCC, ICPC to Scatter APC - Balarabe Musa, Kaita
Leadership, 8 February 2013
Two former governors of old Kaduna State and elder statesmen, Alhaji Lawal Kaita and Alhaji Balarabe Musa yesterday applauded the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ... read more »
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Nigeria: CNPP Congratulates New Nigerian Party, APC
Premium Times, 7 February 2013
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has congratulated the "membership, supporters, leadership, legislators and governors" of the four parties that announced their ... read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Challenges New Opposition Party, APC, to Debate On Economy, Others
Premium Times, 7 February 2013
Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated four opposition parties for successfully merging into a new party, All Progressive Congress, APC. read more »
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Nigeria: APGA Petitions INEC Against APC
This Day, 7 February 2013
The faction of the national leadership of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led by Alhaji Sadeeq Massala has formally protested to the Independent National Electoral ... read more »
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Nigeria: APC - the Battle Is Set
Vanguard, 8 February 2013
The unveiling of the APC as the special purpose vehicle with which the country's major opposition parties hope to contest the political space with the dominant Peoples Democratic ... read more »
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Nigeria: APC Alliance Will Not Succeed - Lamido
Leadership, 7 February 2013
Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Thursday said that the alliance between the major opposition political parties in the country would not succeed. read more »
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To the issue emerging from politics, and mostly that of the political leaders. The disastrous effect is everytime placed on the commoners (citizen). As a result of this never consider the disadvantages in forming a coalition party
Should anyone believe IBB that he really believes that a two party system is good for Nigeria's political system? I know I even said that this merger had some positive points to it, but it can also open the door to having managed opposition, that is if the APC succeeds with its ideological differences. The United States is a fantastic example of a nation with two political parties in practice. Many Americans now see that there is little difference between the Republican and Democratic parties beyond rhetoric. I believe the same will come out with the APC and the PDP. It is a form of giving the electorate the illusion of choice on some superficial ideologically based topic but never really challenging one another on issues facing the general public. You can call this a two headed one party system.