Opposition politics in Nigeria, means so many things to so many people. Perhaps one striking feature about the opposition on our shores is that the opposition would busy itself with showing why a ruling parties in Africa’s transitional democracies that emerged in 1990’s. Our common experience reveals that opposition politics comes to life only during elections or the build up to it. Out next general election is slated for early 2022 and the jostling for relevance has commenced in earnest. As usual, the show is about personalities, even that is interspersed with intra-party squabbling, a gross lack of internal democracy avoidable conflict resulting in interminable court proceedings. Of note is the weakness of the opposition provoked by ruling parties unfriendly policies aimed at fragmenting and weakening opposition parties. We share the relief amongst opposition PDP faithful, who despite court cases held its national convention that produced 21 national officers. The National chairman and former senate President in Babangida’s still born 3rd Republic Prof Iyorchia Agu is a marxcist and leftist became a concensus choice. Whether the PDP would be ready to cope with Agu’s leftist bent remains to be seen. Again the list of national officers of the opposition PDP includes not many women. Gender imbalance is an African malaise in politics. With 2023 in focus, how much would change?
