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Nonetheless , it is the PDP Party , despite it's huge representation in the Nigerian leadership stratosphere , that has produced the worst performing leaders in Nigeria everywhere !!!!!
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YIKES!!! I can't believe anybody would want Nigeria to become a one party state while comfortably hoping that the party would be able to "reform" itself. We need a government that would actually be forced to address the people and their needs by subjecting themselves to the polls with credible opposition in order to enhance the democratic process and make the people heard. I can see a possibly unecessary arguement coming

paddy_lo:

where is that so-called credible opposition today?. . is it the clueless ANPP the clannish APGA,or the rogue AC led by tinubu(ex fashola who is just a model human being who happens to be in AC)

my reasoning is simple. . Nigeria is too diverse to be having all these regional parties

i only said the PDP as a matter of principle should try and co-opt the best from other parties into it. . .

whats the difference btw political parties in Nigeria anyway?. .

theres no ideological difference.  . .

If fashola is in the PDP and doing well. . it bodes well for the PDP and Nigeria
there will be no need to rig elections,as the person performing will surely be re-elected

thats just my point

Sorry but I think the fact that there doesn't seem any credible and powerful opposition at the moment is not justification for resigning ourselves to a single party federation; I think it is a pretty weak and lame arguement to be honest. Once again we are comfortable with choosing the lesser of two evils instead of advocating a way to actually get a better situation.

paddy_lo:

Actually if u get my drift i am not suggesting a one party state

cause for the PDP to keep drafting the best from other parties means those parties must exist also

I am kinda proposing to the PDP a way to reform itself

No matter how u look at it AC,ANPP or APGA will never win nationwide elections in Nigeria

so the dominant party has to be reformed from within and without. . .

tell me that u wont vote for ribadu in 2015 if PDP drafts him?

thats what am talking about

oyb:

na wa o

i guess if babangida suddenly says he is 100% behind johnathan - his detractors who have been opening numerous threads will suddenly start calling him a national hero

oyb:

that says it all. all these praise singers/johnathan is the messiah brigade were silent when people were demonstrating during yaradua's long absense.

now all of a sudden, they are spamming nairaland with dubious johnathan is the best hope for nigeria and all that jazz, never mind that johnathan was part of yardua's administration

people who have criticised pdp are now willing to overlook it's faults, since they recognize it is the only vehicle which can carry their son to the presidency