The introduction of political zoning system into the Nigeria political space was to aid the smooth rotation of political key position across the country. Though this policy is not known in the constitution of the country, the aim is to achieve fairness, peace and equitable distribution of political resource across the various geopolitical zone of the Nation. The phenomena of zoning by political parties are high stake politics in Nigeria’s democracy. This is because zoning is seen as a mechanism of uniting various diverse people while political parties are the vehicle for realizing democracy in Nigeria.
Party politics and zoning/power shift are two very important elements of any liberal democracy that no one can brush aside with a wave of the hand in a primordial state like Nigeria. Political parties serve as veritable tool for which democracy is enhanced. Many Political analysts have described the importance of the political parties in a liberal democracy. Political parties en