Abstract:
Party switching or defection has assumed a preposterous dimension since
Nigeria return
ed
to democratic governance in 1999. Defection has indeed
become a routine and part and parcel of political flesh
in Nigeria
. The spate o
f
party defection has not only threatened the country’s fledgling democracy, but
has also rubbished its underlying philosophies. It has further resulted into gross
and acute democratic instability in which the country is currently enmeshed. In
short, party
switching in Nigeria constitutes one
of
the strong currents of
reversal that the country is contending with.
The
nation’s newspapers are
always inundated with reports on party switcher
s and how they are celebrated at
the state Houses of Assembly and the National Assemblies. Party switching
aptly described as “political prostitution” is fast becoming the hallmark of
Nigeria’s democracy.
