Are there electoral consequences for elected politicians who switch from one party to
another? Existing research on this question discovered that switchers often perform worse in …

This paper underscores the interplay between intra-party conflicts, candidate selection and
party primaries in the People's Democratic Party (PDP). It employs the theoretical …

One of the major features of the legislatures in the new democracies in Africa is party
switching. In different legislatures, party switching has occurred frequently, although in …

Political nomadism; that is the nature of the game, politics without principles; understand it
by whatever nomenclature, acronym or synonym you may so desire: political port-de-port …

It has always been the practice in Nigeria's unstable party democracy for people to defect to
other parties with the intention to secure nominations from the party, and for a good number …

Generally, Nigerian political parties in the present republic have been hampered by crisis of
internal democracy thus undermining their political leadership recruitment function. The …

This study examined the nexus between inconclusive elections and democratic
consolidation in Africa using Nigeria as a frame of reference. The study argued that the …

The recent establishment of fourth-tier system as a distinct, but coordinating level of
government in Imo State came with the expectation that it would facilitate community …

Democratic values and practices are crucial for democratic institutionalization and the
development of party strength. However, the history of Nigeria's democratic experiments …

Democratic consolidations in Nigeria have been hampered by the incessant decamping of
political office holders and gladiators. In an attempt to provide a theoretical basis to study the …