After Decades of Disappointment, It’s Time for a New Political Direction -By Muhammad Yahaya Abubakar

For over two decades, Nigerians have alternated between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), hoping for a transformation that has remained elusive. These two dominant political parties have held the reins of power since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Yet, the promises of economic revival, infrastructure development, national security, and good governance remain largely unfulfilled. As Nigerians reflect on these years of democratic stagnation, it has become increasingly clear that the status quo can no longer deliver the Nigeria we deserve.

The PDP governed Nigeria uninterrupted from 1999 to 2015. Those years were marked by oil booms, offering an unprecedented opportunity to build sustainable infrastructure and diversify the economy. Sadly, those resources were grossly mismanaged. Grand corruption, policy inconsistency, and weak institutions thrived. Key sectors such as education, health, and agriculture were neglected despite significant budgetary allocations.

Insecurity in the Niger Delta festered under the PDP’s watch, unemployment skyrocketed, and the power sector reforms achieved little more than white elephants. The party’s internal crisis and its perceived sense of entitlement to power led to a national disillusionment, setting the stage for the emergence of the APC. Its were the promise for change and the game of betrayal begins.

When the APC came to power in 2015, Nigerians were eager for a clean break. Campaign promises of fighting corruption, reviving the economy, and securing the country resonated deeply. But a decade later, those hopes have largely been betrayed.

Under APC, the nation has seen an alarming rise in insecurity from Boko Haram and banditry in the North to secessionist agitations in the South-East. The economy has dipped into multiple recessions, the naira has lost much of its value, and inflation has battered the common Nigerian. Joblessness is at historic highs, and the cost of living is unbearable for millions.

Despite claiming to fight corruption, the APC government has been dogged by multiple scandals. Many former PDP figures accused of corruption were welcomed into the APC fold with open arms, exposing the hypocrisy of the so-called anti-corruption war. This calls for a rethink to a new direction for a national rebirth.

The setbacks of the PDP and APC are not just policy failures, they are systemic failures born of political complacency and elite self-interest. Nigeria’s future cannot be built on same old money bags, old, recycled politicians and discredited platforms.

This is why we collectively come up with a third-force movement, the National Action Congress Party (NACP) which represents a credible alternative. The party is built on a foundation of transparency, youth inclusion, grassroots engagement, and a national development, the NACP will chart a new course for Nigerians. Unlike the power-for-power’s-sake politics of the old order, NACP offers a vision of leadership that is accountable, innovative, and inclusive.

The NACP understands that real change starts with restoring the dignity of governance. It champions competent leadership, independent institutions, and a diversified economy that works for all not just the elite.

Nigerians must realize that voting for the lesser evil still means voting for evil. We must break free from the binary trap of APC and PDP. The time has come for a people-driven political revolution. We must ask ourselves; Are we better off today than we were ten years ago? If the answer is no, then why repeat the same choices?

We, the leadership of NACP in Bauchi State call on every Nigerian; students, workers, entrepreneurs, artisans, and the diaspora to rally behind the National Action Congress Party. It is time to reclaim our country, restore our dignity, and build the Nigeria of our dreams.

A better Nigeria is possible but only if we choose it.