The Nigerian political landscape has long been criticised for lacking ideological depth. Many citizens believe the average politician is driven less by conviction than by convenience, moving from one party to another without hesitation or philosophical consistency. Nigerian politics was not always this way. The country once had parties rooted in strong convictions, such as the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM), the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), the Action Group (AG), and the Northern People’s Congress (NPC). Today, however, most parties function less as ideological movements than as transactional platforms for power.