Nigeria’s Major Opposition Parties Are in Crisis. Can They Mount Formidable Challenge?

At the heart of the crises facing the opposition parties is their inability to conduct credible primaries in many states as well as lingering court disputes, especially for the ADC.

Nigeria’s two main opposition parties, ADC and NDC, are facing multiple internal crises, calling into question their ability to challenge or even defeat the ruling party, APC, in next year’s general elections.

Although Nigeria currently has 21 registered parties, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the…