In a desperate bid to take on the PDP, it was necessary to assemble a formidable team with a candidate capable of challenging the PDP. The north desperately needed to install a Northerner as president. This gave gave rise to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Who/what is The APC? The APC is made up of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). Make no mistake about it, APC was formed as a result of an acquisition (or takeover) by CPC and not a merger.

ACN were strictly regional, with no influence whatsoever outside the South West. An attempt to go national saw them heading for political bankruptcy and they were desperately in need of a political bail-out.

ACN went into the arrangement with a view to cutting down their losses in the elections and 'at least getting something' from the new government. CPC saw it very differently. For them, the arrangement was an opportunity to expand their influence in the North and in Nigeria as a whole.

This combination of "unequals" (conquering and conquered parties) will only favour CPC as they control the new business. CPC has also acquired some PDP members, making the takeover remarkable.

This is the order of influence in the newly formed party as a result of the Takeover:

1. CPC + Free-styling PDP members
2. ANPP members
3. ACN


Where does all this leave ACN? Like any in takeover, any of the business units can be sold off if it not deemed to be profitable.

APC only exists on paper......

temitemi1:

Ore, say something.