Politics: The Mega Party APC

ACN ANPP APGA CPC APC All Progressive Congress The Mega Party Action Congress of Nigeria All Nigeria Peoples Party All Progressive Grand Alliance Congress for Progressive Change (South-West) (South-East) (North)

ACN APGA ANPP CPC Mega Party presence in South-South?

ACN Justice, Peace and Prosperity – Democracy for Justice  Dominance in South-West Nigeria with 5 Governors in 6 South West States – Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun.  One Governor in South-South – Edo  67 of 360 (19%) House of Representatives are ACN  Of this number, only 4 are female with Lagos having 3 and Osun 1 only  17 of 107 (16%) Senators are ACN  Only 1 Female Senator – Lagos Symbol – Broom!

Justice, Peace and Prosperity – Democracy for Justice StateCount Adamawa2 Akwa Ibom1 Anambra1 Benue3 Edo7 Ekiti6 Imo1 Lagos24 Ogun7 Ondo1 Osun9 Oyo4 Plateau1 Grand Total67 StateCount ANAMBRA1 BENUE1 EDO1 EKITI3 LAGOS3 OGUN3 OSUN3 OYO2 Grand Total17 House of Rep. Senate 19% 16%

ANPP Ideology: supports social hierarchy or social inequality Symbol – Corn!  Presence majorly in the Northern part of Nigeria  3 sitting Governors in the North – Borno, Yobe and Zamfara States  31 of 360 (9%) House of Representatives members are ANPP – 1 Female from Yobe state  8 of 107 (2%) Senators – no Female StateCount BORNO1 KANO1 KOGI1 YOBE3 ZAMFARA2 Grand Total8 Senate StateTotal Borno8 Kano10 Yobe5 Zamfara6 Ebonyi1 Niger1 Grand Total31 House of Rep.

APGA  Presence in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria  2 Governors in the South East – Anambra and Imo States  7 of 360 (2%) House of Representatives members are APGA, 2 from Imo state and 5 from Anambra state – only 1 Female from Anambra state  1 of 107 Senators – a Female from Imo State Symbol – Hen!

CPC Ideology: supporting individual liberty, rights and social welfare for the less privileged. The party advocates political liberalism.  Presence in the Northern part of Nigeria  1 Governor – Nasarawa State  35 of 360 (10%) House of Representatives members are CPC – no Female  6 of 107 Senators – no Female Symbol – Pen! StateTotal Adamawa1 Bauchi4 Gombe1 Kaduna7 Kano2 Katsina12 Nasarawa4 Niger3 Taraba1 Grand Total35 House of Rep. StateCount KADUNA1 KATSINA3 NASARAWA1 NIGER1 Grand Total6 Senator

Summary - Governors StatePartyCount Edo ACN6 Ekiti Lagos Ogun Osun Oyo Borno ANPP3 Yobe Zamfara Anambra APGA2 Imo NasarawaCPC1 Grand Total12 12 of 36 = 33%

Summary – House of Reps. Political PartyTotal ACN67 ANPP31 APGA7 CPC35 Grand Total140 StateTotalStateTotalStateTotal Adamawa3Gombe1Ondo1 Akwa Ibom1Imo3Osun9 Anambra6Kaduna7Oyo4 Bauchi4Kano12Plateau1 Benue3Katsina12Taraba1 Borno8Lagos24Yobe5 Ebonyi1Nasarawa4Zamfara6 Edo7Niger4 Ekiti6Ogun7Grand Total of 360 = 39%

Summary – Senators 32 of 107 = 30% Political PartyTotal ACN17 ANPP8 APGA1 CPC6 Grand Total32 StateTotalStateTotalStateTotal ANAMBRA1KADUNA1NIGER1 BENUE1KANO1OGUN3 BORNO1KATSINA3OSUN3 EDO1KOGI1OYO2 EKITI3LAGOS3YOBE3 IMO1NASARAWA1ZAMFARA2

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Possible Name Permutations ACN, ANPP, APGA, CPCAcronyms: LetterOccurrence A4 P4 C3 N2 G1 APC Full meaning of APC? How about the

All Progressive Congress ACN – Action Congress of NigeriaANPP – All Nigeria Peoples Party APGA – All Progressives Grand Alliance CPC – Congress for Progressive Change PartyOccurrence All2 Progressive2 Congress2 Nigeria2 Action1 Alliance1 Change1 Grand1 Peoples1

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has emerged probably as an alternative to PDP – but can they match up? What really is the ideology of APC? Can the Electorate look up to the APC? The present democratic rule started in 1999, the same party – People Democratic Party (PDP) – has been ruling since then with no viable opposition. Nigeria is almost like a one-party state; because of this the Electorate have been taken for granted – what can they do? Definitely a new party would be needed to challenge the status quo.

In as much as the NEW is always desirable, does APC have the capacity to challenge the PDP? Of a truth; the APC might achieve some success, but in the interim they might serve as the needed propellant for the PDP! PDP; having seen the battle ahead, would want to prove some points that they are still relevant. Men/Women of integrity would be sought-out to stand for election. This will eventually lead to competition to deliver better dividends of democracy for the Electorate. The People Wins!

The Electorate will not only see true democracy, they will understand in practical terms that Democracy is Government of the People, By the People and for the People.

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