Nigeria, July 12 -- It was in 2013/14 weaker political parties hitherto confined to few localities fused together to birth what came to be known as All Progressives Congress (APC). Their primary objective was to wrest power from the strongest party in power, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lacking the pre-requisite knowledge and experience on how to manage power to justify the merger for the seizure of power. It was an exercise spiced with greed and negative consequences on Nigeria's progress and human development.

APC has spent over 10 years as of May 29, 2025 on the saddle of power with virtually nothing to show other than escalated insecurity, rising poverty and marginalization of other components of the federation in governance. ...