16120352121st - GST - Assignment 2

Name: Pani Daniel Adamu
Matrix No: 19/MHS01/380

Dept: MBBS
Course Code : GST 203
POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
Political Parties developed following the growth of the nationalist
consciousness and sentiments and movements.
Political parties are an essential feature of politics in the modern age
of mass participation, an important link between government and
the people. The political party crops up in all aspects of politics. It is
an invention that first developed in the nineteenth century in
response to the appearance of elections involving large numbers of
voters.
A political party is a group of officials or would-be officials who are
linked with a sizeable group of citizens into an organization and the
chief object of this organization is to ensure that its officials attain
and maintain power.
Characteristics of political parties
They are; they have party manifestoes which guide their conduct
during and after winning elections, they are guided by party
constitution which direct the conduct of party officials and members
within and outside government and they must be national
minded(the political party must take into consideration the interest
of the nation).
Types of political parties
Elitist/cadre parties: this draws its membership from the highest
echelon of social hierarchy in a countrty.it consists of doctors,
business tycoons,lawyers,traditional rulers,etc.
Mass parties: this draws its membership from all sections of the
society and have wide membership. The mass party takes the names
like ;peoples party,labour party,etc.
Ideological party: it is a political party formed with political ideology
and benefits which form the bases of the party.
Functions of political party
Political stablility,political representation, political education, goal
formation,etc.
Political Parties in Nigeria
Political party in Nigeria developed following the growth od the
nationalist consciousness and sentiments and nationalist
movements. The national congress of british west africa territories
was formed in 1920,the west african students union was formed
1925 and the lagos youth movement in 1934.the clifford constitution
of 1922 provided for four elective seats in its legislative council,while
the richard constitution of 1946 retained the four elective seats and
established regional assemblies while the macpherson constitution
established regional executive councils and provided for a system of
inderect election to the largely nigerian legislative houses.
EARLY POLITICAL PARTIES(1920-1950)
The nigerian national development party(NNDP)was formed in 1923
and is regarded as the first political party formed in nigeria. The
nigerian youth movement(NYM) was formed in 1934, the national
council of nigerian and cameroon(NCNC)was formed 1944 and was
later re-named the national convention of nigerian citizen in 1960.
POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA-1966)(1950
The action group was formed in 1945 but was formally inaugurated
in april,1951,and the leader was obafemi awolowo.the northern
peoples’congress(NPC)was formed in 1949 and was contituted into a
political party by jam’iyya mutanein arewa in october 1951,the
northern element progressive union(NEPU) was formed august 1950
and the united middle belt congress(UMBC) was formed in 1955.
Problems that confronted pre independence political parties
They were without national outlook.they had regional support and
ethnic loyalty,they placed more emphasis on personalities rather
than issues and political party defection weakened or led to the
collapse of political parties during this era.
Political parties in the second republic in nigeria
The ban on politics was lifted in september,1978 and five political
associations were registered by the federal electorial commission
and they were the national party of nigeria(NPN),the nigerian
people’s party(NPP),the great nigeria peoples party(GNPP),the
peoples redemption party(PRP)and the unity party of
nigeria(UPN).the NPN was officialy launched in september,1978 in
lagos after lifting the ban on party politics by the millitary
government,the main goal was national unity,with the slogan,one
nation,one destiny.the nigerian peoples’ party(NPP)was
reincarnated from NCNC.the aim of the NPP is to work towards full
employment for all nigerians and to promote economic,social and
political equalityof all sections of the country.the party won three
gubernational elections and controlled three states,the great nigeria
people’s party(GNPP) was led by alhaji waziri ibrahim,the slogan was
politicians without bitterness.it controlled two states,borno and
gongola between 1979 and 1983.
Political parties in the third republic in Nigeria
general ibrahim babangida promulgated the transition to civil rule
decree through which two political parties where registerd in
accordance with the constitutiin of the federal republic of nigeria
1989,thus the first time nigeria had a constitutional two party
system. The two parties were,the social democratic party(SDP)and
the national republican convention(NRC),the registration of SDP was
approved by the armed forces ruling council with chief tony Anenih
as it national chairman,it had its registered offices at the federal
capital territory,abuja,the party programmes,were favouring more
public ownership and control of the economy. The NRC on the other
hand,was registered through the approval of the armed forces ruling
council with chief Tom Ikimi as its national chairman,the party’s
programmes favoured more private initiatives and more state
regulations.its paid less attention to free education and other social
welfare policies.
Politics parties in the fourth republic
Three political parties were registered in preparation towards the
fourth republic in 1988 by the independent national electorial
commission(INEC)among several political associations that struggled
for registration as political parties.the names of the registered
parties are the alliance of democracy(AD),all peoples party(APP)
which in 2002 changed its name to all nigeria people’s party(ANPP)
and the people’s democratic party(PDP). alliance for democracy
sponsored and contested elections throughout nigeria during 1998
and 1999.the all peoples party(APP) won nine gubernatorial elections
in the north-west and middle belt during the 1999 electtions.the
third peoples’ democratic party(PDP) has its major aim which is
maintaining and preserving the integrity,unity and soverignty of
nigeria as one indivisible political entity.
Since the iception of the fourth republic,however other political
parties have been registered by INEC. So nigeria has the following
political parties; action alliance(AA),all progressive grand
alliance(APGA),all progressive party(APC),labour party(LP),peoples
democratic party(PDP),and so on.

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