Nigeria, May 4 -- Former vice presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Ifeanyi Okowa, recently jumped ship to the All Progressive Congress, dragging with him Sheriff Oborevwori, the current governor, and a slew of government appointees with them.

The move which apparently has everything to do with political survival clearly has little to do with delivering the dividends of democracy to the good people of Delta State.

The odium of opportunism

Nigerian politicians are adept at taking self-serving opportunities but same cannot be said about them when it comes to taking advantage of countless opportunities to improve the lives of their people. All over the country, defections follow elections with many occupiers of public o...