I will agree with anyone that support the view that life was far better during the 16 years rule of the PDP (against the 3+ years rule of the incumbent). I know the PDP enthusiasts will be smiling at my above comment (that's what a die hard PDP fan will want to hear always). Unfortunately, 3 square meals and lower commodity prices are not the only economical drivers in a sovereign nation.

My view on the comparison between the 16yrs rule of the PDP against the 3yrs rule of the APC are as follows.

THE PDP REIGN OF CABALISM
The word "Cabal" was introduced into the Nigerian space during the PDP rule and has been associated with a lot of positive and negative attributes. I personally think that cabals had a dangerously high influence in the PDP administration and these cabals had the PDP administration in their pockets. During the 16yrs rule, these set of influential individuals made it possible to put food on our table, lower commodity prices and a sense of unity. To a everyday Nigerian, these were enough to keep them going. But in truth, there was a whole ecosystem of looting, corruption, power play and immunity going on under the hood. The true economy was gradually being depleted and syphoned into private powers. Every tom-dick-and-harry in power was making a fortune, a low level civil servant could build mansions and ride the sleekest cars. Politicians were gods in their confined spaces and they dictate who gets what, where and when. The level of moral decay, financial degradation and political might was so alarming...it became a norm by many and was accepted by the poor (as long as there's food on their table). During the 16yrs rule, it was an unproven fact that the cabals have a vast majority of the politicians in their pockets and hence, nobody ever fantasized that a great era would come to an end. Even to me... it came as a cold shock when the president conceded victory to the APC aspirant. Lot of consequential billionaires were made during the 16yrs rule and a far number of millionaires made their money by just signing a piece of paper. It was a hard pill to swallow when news trickle in that the PDP has lost the elections. A new era has started with the Buhari led APC government.

UNPREPARED AND OVERWHELMED - APC
The APC rode on the mantra of "CHANGE" and it was accepted by many Nigerians. Change seems to be the logical way forward and there was this atmosphere of great expectation. Even though the new administration was super slow in kick starting the economy...many had given them kudos in unveiling the true state of the economic after a 16yrs rule of the PDP administration (it was a really bad picture). The collective wealth of the nation had been systematically, legally and un-legally and gradually converted into private pockets. Many were in the school of thought that the APC were only interested in clinging power from the PDP and they had little or no experience on how to captain the ship called Nigeria. Some experts argue that the APC had too many things in their plate and they failed to focus on specific and key issues in the economy. From day 1 to present, no government has been criticized and shrouded in controversies...like the APC led government. Even with these controversies, many Nigerians still think its too early and unfair to score a 3yrs old government (against a 16yrs rule of the PDP).

CONCLUSION - APC vs PDP
Its brazenly clear that both parties have their merits and demerits. Its also brazenly clear that more Nigerians are beginning to stand up to their electoral rights. There are far more issues I didn't touch about both parties and it'll be professional to be constructive in our criticism of these parties.

Go get your VOTER'S CARD and lets collectively choose a leader that will steer us to the right path.