Would a one party system work in Nigeria?

No! Not at all! Nigeria is probably one country in the world with a multiplicity of parties! and an almost infinite number party cross-carpeters! Not only do people decamp from party to party at any time, for any flimsy reason at all, but the part... read more

A one party system would never work in Nigeria, because it would lead to power domination by a particular group. These domination would lead to massive marginalization of the lesser groups by a greater group, since the country is highly diverse. read more

The late Oba of Lagos, Adele was a strong supporter of the Action Group (through the Area Council Party) while his successor, Oba Oyekan was a supporter of the NCNC and a personal friend of its leader, Dr. Azikiwe. It may be observed that the concept of multi-party system has taken a firm root in Nigeria through earlier experiment in Lagos. read more