When a Nigerian politician packs his bags and crosses the aisle to a rival party, most voters have already made up their minds about why. According to the 2027 Election Insights survey on party loyalty and primary elections, 87.5% of respondents believe the most common reason politicians switch parties is the pursuit of personal ambition and power, not ideology, not principle, and not the people they were elected to serve.
The findings, gathered under the theme 2027 Election Insights: Are Nigerian Politicians Loyal to Party or Pocket?, paint a portrait of a political class that has, in the eyes of ordinary Nigerians, long abandoned the social contract.
The defection question
Party-switching, known locally as “decamping”, is a fixture of Nigerian political life. Ahead of every major election cycle, senators, governors, and local councillors alike begin a familiar dance of allegiances, trading party logos as casually as business cards.
Yet voters
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