Elections are lost and won far away from voting and collation centers. Elections are lost and won on the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) of the major actors and their respective vehicles<\/i>\u2026Ena E. Orugbo<\/p>\n
The dynamics of Nigeria\u2019s politics was suddenly altered with the arrival of APC at the national stage. PDP has now been forced to awake from the lethargy of monopoly and APC taught with recent happenings that stamina not speed is vital for marathons such as the Presidential race. In addition, as the elements of oligopoly (political alignments and realignments) solidify and the curtain gently opens to Act 2 Scene 1 (Presidential race) there is need for a Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the APC, PDP and their likely presidential candidates. This will increase visibility, provide much needed \u2018new information\u2019 for credit rating agencies such as Standard and Poor\u2019s (S&P) and stir intellectual discuss.<\/p>\n
All Progressive Congress (APC)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Solid media penetration and quick time to decisions<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Unstable (lacks ideological and institutional cohesion) and owned by two individuals<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Apathy for PDP and cravings for change<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Religious burden, Presidential ticket time bomb and highly vulnerable to PDP poaching<\/p>\n
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Established and extremely rich<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Lethargy of monopoly thus power not service centric<\/p>\n
O \u2013 New party leadership (Muazu factor) and experienced in national politics<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Linear thinking and absence of contingency plan\/plan B<\/p>\n
General M. Buhari rtd (APC)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Determined and good name<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Age and politically naive<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Block vote due to cult like northern followership gives him strong negotiating power<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Elite mistrust, judgmental and northern inclination <\/b><\/p>\n
Mallam N. A. El-Rufai (APC)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Competent and energetic to drive change<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Insensitive and not empathetic<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Ambitious and young<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Disloyal and lacks nationalistic zeal<\/p>\n
Alhaji A. Abubakar (APC)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Economically and politically sophisticated<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Unstable and short sighted<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Approachable and flexible<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Desperate for power thus bad loser instinct<\/p>\n
Dr G. E. Jonathan (PDP)<\/b><\/p>\n
S \u2013 Humble and Patient<\/p>\n
W \u2013 Convectional and vulnerable with decisions<\/p>\n
O \u2013 Under rated by opponents and incumbency factor<\/p>\n
T \u2013 Sycophants and self<\/p>\n
In this piece, Nigeria\u2019s leading political parties and their presidential hopefuls have been presented and analyzed across their Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. The SWOT results show that APC is vulnerable and has a monumental task ahead. Further interpretation of the SWOT results shows that PDP is established but linear thinking and lack of a contingency plan is a threat too risky. This piece recommends that APC detonates its Presidential ticket bomb now to allow for recovery and Jonathan engages young Turks for fresh thinking and to shore up his chances. Lastly, Jessica Pierce of Career Connectors says hiring companies select the best candidates based on character, competence and chemistry and sure Nigerians will take a cue.<\/p>\n
Dr Ena E. Orugbo <\/b>is a Forensic Decision Analyst\/Public Infrastructure Expert<\/p>\n
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