As political leaders mull fresh alliances ahead of the 2027 elections, the national secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Olu Agunloye, has warned that such alliances must be built on sound principles and ideology to achieve sustainable development rather than merely winning elections.
In a detailed analysis titled: The Tikanga for Alliances and Coalitions for Good Governance and Life More Abundant, made available to newsmen in Abuja, on Monday, Dr. Agunloye traced Nigeria’s history of political coalitions.
Highlighting their successes and failures, Agunloye noted that past alliances such as the United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA) of 1964 and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013 focused primarily on seizing power rather than implementing long-term national development.
He noted that the first alliances that produced UPGA and its rival, the Nigerian National Alliance (NNA), were both created out of political expediency rather than shared ideology.
He further explained that the APC, which merged multiple parties to unseat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, lacked a strong ideological foundation, claiming that a decade after, Nigeria remained plagued by insecurity, inadequate infrastructure and economic hardship.
Source: Tribune
