Why Nigeria's one-time political giant may face extinction
Image source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Goodluck Jonathan (R) handed power over to Muhammadu Buhari (L) in 2015 after losing the election - a defeat that started the PDP's declineThrust into the political wilderness the party's national leaders were bewildered - familiar with the trappings of federal power they had to work out what to do in opposition.
Image source, Grace Ekpu / BBCImage caption, In 2019, these women supported Atiku Abubakar as the PDP candidate for president - he left the party in 2025Internal power struggles, factionalism, insistence that power rotates through the regions and disciplinary measures have all added to the sense of disillusionment within the party.
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, The PDP's presidential candidate Olusegun Obasanjo swept to power in 1999, ushering in the return to democracyByMansur AbubakarReporting fromAbujaOnce the undisputed giant of Nigerian politics, the Peoples Democratic Party now finds itself on the brink of extinction.
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