Nigeria, May 14 -- They are everywhere and comment on everything - talk of seeking relevance when the battle is over. They trade blames, without pulling punches even when unnecessary. Meanwhile, they have since abandoned their political parties, the vehicles they rode to candidacy, leaving them in ruins.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) now exist as mere shadows of their former selves. Those elected under their platforms are abandoning these sinking ships in droves, no thanks to their principals who would rather contemplate the next election than look inwards to help organise or prevent their parties from internal implosion. For this duo, hope is rapidly turning into a nightmare. The parties are slipping from the...