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Political Parties in Nigeria; Same Team, Different Jerseys.

A political ideology is a set of ideas and beliefs that members of a political party subscribe to that reflects in the form and course of action the state takes under their leadership. The political ideology of any party informs the natural attitude of a party and its members towards every public question. If you study Donald Trump, it could be easy to predict what opinions he holds on certain issues,ranging from immigration issues, security or foreign Trade. You can tell. If you study Vladimir Putin, you could also tell what stand he would take on various political issues. These are men who are driven by ideology, with political parties that subscribe to well defined and distinct ideologies. It is however funny that when we bring it down to Nigeria, the politicians and political parties you find here have no strong ideological leaning whatsoever. They would tell you that they do, but it's superficial at best. In truth, these political parties are bereft of clear ideologic...