As an ardent follower of international politics, especially those in more politically advanced countries, I have come to realise that most political parties of this world are built on certain ideologies and beliefs and each member of these parties is an avid adherent to these tenets and they rarely, if ever, switch parties.

In those countries, parties are not created to gain power but to bring together, like-minded people.

Let's take for example:

In the US, the conservatives (Republicans, Neo Cons, Social Conservatives) believe in individuality, Small Government, Financial Independence, National Security, Less Government meddling, Free Market, Guns etc

While the Liberals (Democrats) believe in communalism, Equality and equal rights, Government help in alleviating the most basic of social needs, more open Borders etc.

In Germany, the CDU are more like the conservatives of the US but very less radical and open to compromise and joint efforts and agreement between them and other parties.

The SPD is the equivalent of US Democrats, Die Grüne (The Greens) believe in the purity and preservation of Nature and are highly against pollution and urban expansion, the NPD are the far rights who are close to US Social Conservatives in ideology but with a high dose of racism, anti-immigration and supremacy of the German and Nordic Europeans.

In the UK, it is quite similar too.

The Tories are like the US Neo Cons and Germany CDU, conservative but highly intelligent, educated and also very open to compromise. The Labour are the extreme Lefties that believe in communalism, religious freedom, open Borders and with a dose of anti-semitism (due to its high acceptance, admission and assimilation of Muslims into their party)

Now, as I said above, these parties avidly stick to their ideologies while their members rarely switch parties due to their high convictions in their Beliefs and most stay in the same party from their youth till death, even if they would be in the opposition forever.

In Nigeria, the reverse is the case.

Parties have no ideologies on which they are built and people switch parties en masse (often to the ruling party) once their party loses.

There is virtually no party loyalty and politicians often say the exact opposite of whatever they said earlier in their former party, once they switch to a new one.

If you stood before you, two people from opposing parties, say PDP and APC and demand to know the difference between them in terms of belief, you would arrive at nothing as they both would end up sounding the same.

So please, could those who are much into Nigeria Politics enlighten some of us on how parties are created in Nigeria.

Thanks.

Because sticking to ideologies makes nigerian politicians broke! And you do realise access to cash is their main motive for going into mainstream politics right?




They prefer "moneyology or ritualogy" as their preferred method of politicking and attaining political power!