Abstract

Preparatory to the 2011 general elections in Nigeria there already exists public mass apathy and cynicism in town The attitude however suggests that as usual the elections will not be credible free and fair The people have become atrophied by cynicism and mistrust of government and people in government What may have informed this development is the abysmal collapse of internal democracy in Nigeria s political parties It is in the light of this the paper attempts to examine some of the basic challenges of internal democracy as it constitutes the main factor for the intra-party wrangling rocking the fabrics of the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria In conclusion the paper advances few means of tackling the menace so as to pave way for smooth and free-flow elections in 2011