Permit me to start this piece by congratulating the principals of the opposition parties that have taken the huge step in announcing their merger and the creation of a new party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). If you have ever had to negotiate a major business deal or head a team of people with different backgrounds, ideologies and goals, you’ll understand how much of a task it must have been to get a former military president, two former governors and a sitting governor amongst other personalities to agree on a document that satisfies everyone. The personal sacrifice that these men have made is monumental and deserves mention and praise. I salute them. Now, since the annoucement of the merger, there has been so much discussion and debate, online and off it, about how the new party will look like. The uncertainties surrounding the APC are not helped a few unresolved issues: the absence of a party logo, the non existence of a manifesto, APGA’s internal crisis, amongst others...