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Opposition in disarray as internal crises batter PDP, LP, NNPP 

• Blame Tinubu, APC for PDP crisis, says Ologbondiyan
• Analysts warn of growing desperation in Nigerian politics as APC gains ground
• Party supremacy, indiscipline bane of opposition parties

Beaten black and blue by internal conflicts, Nigeria’s major opposition parties may have unwittingly reinforced perceptions they’d never be able to provide viable alternatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) have resulted in embarrassing disarray, with both parties persistently unable to muster a semblance of internal unity.

The lack of cohesion is considered a significant contributing factor to Nigerians’ difficulties, particularly in the aftermath of the removal of fuel subsidies and the floating of the naira.

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