From Ruling Party to Opposition Party
After 16 years in the saddle, the People Democratic Party loses the presidency and its majority seat in the National Assembly
By Oscar Onojighofia
By May 29, 2015 when President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to hand over power to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would have ruled Nigeria for 16 years.
PDP leaders had vowed to rule the country for 60 years, so its recent defeat at the polls signifies the end of an era, at least for the next four years.
Those with inside knowledge told the magazine that PDP