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Analyst Says Rise Of New Parties A Sign Of ‘Heated’ 2015

A political analyst, Anthony Onyeoghane, has said that the rise of new political parties in the country is a sure sign of ‘heated’ general elections … Continue reading Analyst Says Rise Of New Parties A Sign Of ‘Heated’ 2015


A political analyst, Anthony Onyeoghane, has said that the rise of new political parties in the country is a sure sign of ‘heated’ general elections in 2015.

This he said while speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.

The recent addition to Nigeria’s existing 63 political parties shows that “a lot of people want to get into the political space to see what they can do to help the country”.

However, he stated that their manifestos, agendas and what they stand for is not clear-cut. “They are still trying to find out where they stand”.

He also described the proliferation of political groups as a recycling of individuals who have been in the system.

“If you look at where we want to be and we are, you begin to ask yourself: aren’t these the same persons that we have always known all our lives; who are now going by different names?

The reshuffling going on in the political scene is a sign that 2015 is going to be ‘heated’, he said.

He attributed politicians’ acts of jumping ship as a ‘restructuring of opportunities’ when a particular political structure is no longer favourable.

“There’s so much with government coffers that everybody wants to get in the show”.