Thursday, March 14, 2013

Politricks Nigeriana

by Eze Eluchie

I marvel at the naivety of the promoters of the ‘Alliance for Progressive Change’ (APC).

Whilst the said promoters were busy posturing for the media, taking walks down the streets of some volatile States in Nigeria northeast zone and stoking the embers of national discord, forgetting to approach relevant regulatory authorities to initiate their desire to register a political platform, some smart alecs approached the Independent National Electoral Commission with a request to register the ‘African People’s Congress’ (APC).

With the sly move by the African People’s Congress (APC), the Alliance for Progressive Change (APC), despite all their ranting in the media, can conveniently kiss goodbye to any idea of having their proposed name and acronym recognized.

My worry however is this: if Nigeria’s ruling political party, the PDP, as I verily suspect, is behind this ingenious idea, why does the same party find it so difficult to adapt such deft ideas positively towards schemes that will profit the generality of our populace?

Is the brain of the ruling party solely attuned to politricks and not good governance?

As for the Alliance for Progressive Change (APC), let them continue bickering over spilled milk – they will remain at that rancorous state till after the elections are held. Knowing our PDP, the name registration issue is only Art 1, Scene 1 of a long winded political melodrama.

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