The bloody congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) signal that the fine culture of democracy is yet to take firm root in the country. The absence of or a breakdown of internal democratic values is a confirmation that the dictatorial tendencies of the inglorious military usurpation of political power is yet to be purged out of our national political psyche nearly 12 years after the return to democracy. Many people were killed and others seriously injured in the process of the PDP… Continue

In the UK, men and women join political parties that are compatible with their views about how societies should be run. Many sign up to one party or the other as students or as young professionals, trade unionists or whatever. And they usually continue to be members of the same party for the rest of their lives. They doggedly stick with their party through thick and thin. They stay despite occasional or regular conflicts with fellow party members. They stay even when they think their party has… Continue