In every country on the planet, except probably subsaharan(I hate this word) Africa - all political parties have different ideologies in which they operate under and a core base of supporters they appeal to... However, in Nigeria, all the political parties are basically the same thing operating under different bogus pseudonyms... The only difference is the ethnic affiliation..

Can someone please shed more light on this?

Their core ideology is looting of course.Anything other than that is stack waywardness.

Ignorance.

They are still evolving. There is hardly a need for ideology right now. What we need is a government that will invest heavily in infrastructure and get us out of needing basic things, then we can talk about ideology. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? You first deal with food, clothing and shelter before you start talking about self actualization. That's our case presently.

If eventually we get to a two party system and the current parties survive, PDP would lean conservative and APC would lean liberal, I think.

Really? umh is Jonathan Goodluck more of a Capitalist or socialist?
In CIV i ve seen a bit the difference in ideology tho
even though politic is more affected by tribalism than anything else
the current president's party has a more capitalistic mindset and somewhat based their name on the US conservatives (Rassemblement Democratic des Republicains) while the former president's party was more inclined toward socialism (Front Populair Ivoirien).

Neo-XVI:
They are still evolving. There is hardly a need for ideology right now. What we need is a government that will invest heavily in infrastructure and get us out of needing basic things, then we can talk about ideology. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? You first deal with food, clothing and shelter before you start talking about self actualization. That's our case presently.

If eventually we get to a two party system and the current parties survive, PDP would lean conservative and APC would lean liberal, I think.

i think it is possible to do both, it's important for africans to have an ideology, a perception of what politics they want for their country, i think this will help in limiting the affiliation between politic and tribalism.

Neo-XVI:
They are still evolving. There is hardly a need for ideology right now. What we need is a government that will invest heavily in infrastructure and get us out of needing basic things, then we can talk about ideology. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? You first deal with food, clothing and shelter before you start talking about self actualization. That's our case presently.

If eventually we get to a two party system and the current parties survive, PDP would lean conservative and APC would lean liberal, I think.

PDP lean conservative Wonder shall never end !!!

With all due respect to the OP, Nigerian Parties all have core ideologies that indicate their political inclination. We must eschew the sort of intellectual laziness, in this information age, that makes us very flippant and dismissive towards our own. In so far as Political Parties are not full of the uneducated, then they will have ideologies because choosing core ideology outlining what a Party stands for is not exactly rocket science given that political Parties have existed for so long and that political science is a very well-researched and documented field of fundamental human interaction.

Nigerian Parties will not come to give us leaflets about their core ideology and manifesto but we can search for ourselves to find the information we need rather than dismissively assume that Nigerian political Parties, often hosting very intelligent men and women, operate without ideology and manifesto. That is ludicrous because too many templates exist that will ensure even a schoolboy of 16 can have an impressive manifesto if he starts a political Party tomorrow. What is valid is that Nigerian political Parties do not adhere to their core ideology or comply with their manifesto. I really don't understand why it is easier for us to cast aspersion on our own unfairly than simply do a bit of research. All Nigerian Parties have core ideologies and manifestos as obtains elsewhere. They are not deficient in this respect. Where they lag behind is the failure to pursue laudable plans laid out in their respective manifestos once in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Congress_of_Nigeria_(ACN)

Action Congress Of Nigeria
Chairman Chief Bisi Akande
Secretary-General Lawal Shuaibu
Founded 2006
Headquarters 16 Bissau Street, Wuse, Zone 6, Abuja
Ideology Classical liberalism
Colours Green, black, white
Position in national political spectrum Progressivism
Seats in the Senate
18 / 109
Seats in the House
74 / 360
Governorships
6 / 36

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_for_Progressive_Change

Congress for Progressive Change

Chairman Tony Momoh
Secretary-General Buba Galadima
Founded 2009[1]
Headquarters Plot 1132 Utako District, Abuja[2]
Ideology Social change, Federalism
Colours Pale blue
Politics of Nigeria
Political parties
Elections

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nigeria_Peoples_Party

All Nigeria Peoples Party
Chairman Chief Okey Nwosu [1]
Secretary-General Hon.Lawan Shettima Ali
Founded 1998
Headquarters Bassan Plaza Plot 759, Central Business Area, Abuja
Ideology Conservatism, Anti-communism, Capitalism and Unionism
Colours Green, white, blue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance

All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
Chairman Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh
Secretary-General Alhaji Shinkafi
Founded {2003 )
Headquarters 41b Libreville Crescent, Opp. Tulip Press, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 11, Abuja
Ideology Progressive
Colours Green, white

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)

People's Democratic Party

Chairman Bamanga Tukur
Secretary-General Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje
Founded 1998
Headquarters Wadata Plaza, Michael Okpara Way, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja
Ideology Economic liberalism,
Social conservatism
Colours Green, white, red

Below is the manifesto of the ACN. I just hope we will now move away from discussing issues from a patronising perspective that seeks to show our leaders as unintelligent buffoons when the fact is that many, while immoral and gluttonous, are far more intelligent than the average user of this site.

They may not do the right thing as they pledge to, but it is entirely insulting to our Nation for Nigerians to talk as if our Parties do not even bother catering to the basics that grants legitimacy and purpose to Political Parties. I can knock out a manifesto for a brand new Party that will impress the hell out of those who don't understand what really matters in relation to Nigeria i.e political will and leadership sincerity.

For now, and given the dearth of political will in most of our leaders, we should quit with this vacuous obsession with ideologies and manifestos. The most brilliant manifesto mean nothing if the political will is absent to make it do what it says on the tin. In conclusion, all Parties have political ideology and manifestos even if we prefer to be flippantly dismissive than look for information extremely easy to find in this day and age. What Nigerians Parties lack are leaders with political will to deliver holistically on manifesto pledges and policy documents.

http://actioncongressnigeria.org/manifesto/

Gbawe:
For now, and given the dearth of political will in most of our leaders, we should quit with this vacuous obsession with ideologies and manifestos. The most brilliant manifesto mean nothing if the political will is absent to make it do what it says on the tin. In conclusion, all Parties have political ideology and manifestos even if we prefer to be flippantly dismissive than look for information extremely easy to find in this day and age. What Nigerians Parties lack are leaders with political will to deliver holistically on manifesto pledges and policy documents.

http://actioncongressnigeria.org/manifesto/

This is true, but the political will means also nothing without a brilliant manifesto or an ideology
a manifesto, an ideology is a vision that lead u in achieving the goals necessary for successfully building your nation.
the ideology of a political party is like its identity, what it really stands for
U can have the will to build a business, but if u don't really have a goal and a procedure in mind to make it successful, your will become pointless

redsun: Their core ideology is looting of course.Anything other than that is stack waywardness.

Ignorance.

Perhaps, looting is the only ideology they all have in common, no??

Throw recycling old heads and political prostitutes with no principles in the mix and you'll get a perfect picture(better than Mona Lisa) of Nigerian political parties...

Gbawe: With all due respect to the OP, Nigerian Parties all have core ideologies that indicate their political inclination. We must eschew the sort of intellectual laziness, in this information age, that makes us very flippant and dismissive towards our own. In so far as Political Parties are not full of the uneducated, then they will have ideologies because choosing core ideology outlining what a Party stands for is not exactly rocket science given that political Parties have existed for so long and that political science is a very well-researched and documented field of fundamental human interaction.

Nigerian Parties will not come to give us leaflets about their core ideology and manifesto but we can search for ourselves to find the information we need rather than dismissively assume that Nigerian political Parties, often hosting very intelligent men and women, operate without ideology and manifesto. That is ludicrous because too many templates exist that will ensure even a schoolboy of 16 can have an impressive manifesto if he starts a political Party tomorrow. What is valid is that Nigerian political Parties do not adhere to their core ideology or comply with their manifesto. I really don't understand why it is easier for us to cast aspersion on our own unfairly than simply do a bit of research. All Nigerian Parties have core ideologies and manifestos as obtains elsewhere. They are not deficient in this respect. Where they lag behind is the failure to pursue laudable plans laid out in their respective manifestos once in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Congress_of_Nigeria_(ACN)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_for_Progressive_Change

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nigeria_Peoples_Party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)

Good on papper for illiterates - however, how many of them use these manifestos as the blueprint for governance??

Can you please cite examples??

Sybellah: Really? umh is Jonathan Goodluck more of a Capitalist or socialist?
In CIV i ve seen a bit the difference in ideology tho
even though politic is more affected by tribalism than anything else
the current president's party has a more capitalistic mindset and somewhat based their name on the US conservatives (Rassemblement Democratic des Republicains) while the former president's party was more inclined toward socialism (Front Populair Ivoirien).

He is more of a capitalist. In fact all Nigerian leaders since 1999, have pursued economic policies that are being dictated by the IMF/World Bank.

Privatisation of State assets (selling them off at cheap prices) has been the cornerstone of the PDP' economic policy for the past 14 years.

Neo-XVI:
They are still evolving. There is hardly a need for ideology right now. What we need is a government that will invest heavily in infrastructure and get us out of needing basic things, then we can talk about ideology. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? You first deal with food, clothing and shelter before you start talking about self actualization. That's our case presently.

If eventually we get to a two party system and the current parties survive, PDP would lean conservative and APC would lean liberal, I think.

based on what did you make this prediction?..there is nobody in the APC that display left wing tendencies, ok maybe Oshiomole alone, unless they are all 'champaign socialists' .Even stalwarts Fashola/Tinubu are right-wingers. Political ideology is almost inexistent I Nigeria

Neo-XVI:
They are still evolving. There is hardly a need for ideology right now. What we need is a government that will invest heavily in infrastructure and get us out of needing basic things, then we can talk about ideology. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? You first deal with food, clothing and shelter before you start talking about self actualization. That's our case presently.

If eventually we get to a two party system and the current parties survive, PDP would lean conservative and APC would lean liberal, I think.

'Still evolving', end of story. Nice one.

We really do not have political parties in the strict sense of the word. What we have are more like political clubs. Organisations where individuals make sole decisions and laws are really not political parties by todays definition. The closest thing to a political party for now is the PDP. If the APC eventually merge, then I think the merger can attain that status too.

You cannot really talk of ideologies when there is no true union of like minds. For example, what kind of ideology would an Oshiomole and a Buhari share? Or An Okorocha and a Fashola? These guys are on opposite divides. That is why their only common ground seems to be "take power from PDP by all means". The problem with that is, even if it happens, we will be left with a new set of rulers that will never agree or even self implode.

The truth about Nigeria is that we desperately need a new crop of selfless leaders who are not tainted by the current political class and can build a new ideology for the next generation.

Present Naija political parties are capitaist inclined they only have ideologies on paper!

Real party ideology/manifestos thrive only during the era of Awolowo

CFCfan:

He is more of a capitalist. In fact all Nigerian leaders since 1999, have pursued economic policies that are being dictated by the IMF/World Bank.

Privatisation of State assets (selling them off at cheap prices) has been the cornerstone of the PDP' economic policy for the past 14 years.

ummm that ain't good at all