Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Human rights activist Aisha Yesufu has identified seamless defections by politicians from one party to another as one of the biggest problems confronting Nigeria’s political system.
In a post on X, Yesufu argued that while politicians have
the right to freedom of association, there should be clear laws requiring them
to forfeit positions or benefits secured under their former parties once they
defect.
According to her, the absence of such laws has encouraged a
pattern where politicians consistently abandon their parties to join the ruling
party at both state and federal levels.
She wrote,“One of the biggest problems we have in Nigerian
politics is this defection from one party to another seamlessly.
“We must have codified laws that expressly state that your
right of association is guaranteed and you can defect from one party to another
BUT whatever you won has to be left behind!
“Until that is done, we would continue to have this
unhealthy situation where everyone wants to move to the ruling party be it at
the State or Federal level.”
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