A global affairs analyst, Victor Okhai, has submitted that political parties in Nigeria lack ideologies that guide their activities and beliefs.
According to him, political parties in Nigeria are most times, just Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for acquiring power.
In contrast, he said political parties in Ghana and most other countries of the world, are based on ideologies.
The analyst, who spoke on Monday during an interview with Arise News, added that integrity remains a major limiting factor in Nigeria’s political landscape.
Okhai said, “In Nigeria, political parties are nothing but SPVs, Special Purpose Vehicles for acquiring power. So the issue of ideology is out the window. It is what it is. We have to face the fact that unfortunately that’s what the situation is in Nigeria here. But the Ghanaians, not just in Ghana but across the globe, parties are ideologically based. People stay in them and grow in them. But the case is different here. Integrity is our biggest problem here.”
Commenting on the 2024 presidential election in Ghana, Okhai submitted that the people of the country were tired of the current administration and used their votes to change their leaders.
He described what happened in Ghana as a win for democracy.
“This is an election for the young people of Ghana. They were the ones that decided this election. Many of them were fed up with the way things were going and they wanted change. It was obvious. It was more like a vote of no confidence on the administration. The Ghanaian people spoke, the electoral body respected it and Democracy has won at the end of the day,” he added.