Ezekwesili and the politics of compromise

The only certain conclusion from Ezekwesili’s withdrawal is that a powerful merger, with less than a month to the elections, is not a feasible idea

Ezekwesili, a one-time Minister of Education, is a frontline leader of the Bring Back Our Girls movement Photo by Afolabi Sotunde for Reuters

In February 2013, four of the largest opposition parties in Nigeria announced their intention to merge and form the All Progressive Congress (APC). The merger was a product of long months of negotiations and compro…