Ribadu’s politics of defection and Nigerian politicians

TWO phenomena are currently playing out and defining the Nigerian political space. This is the politics of defection and impeachment. Politicians are either defecting, that is changing party affiliations with the sole aim of positioning themselves, literally, for personal aggrandizement. Or they are being impeached from one position or another by erstwhile friends turned foes- also for the same selfish reasons of personal elevation.

While those already impeached or being put up for impeachment can yet be counted on the fingers of one hand, that is when we look at the real big fish among our politicians; those who have defected or are planning to have exceeded this record. Many times they are in their hundreds.

Category: NEWS