Mar 20, 2019 irrespective of the fact that federal republic of nigeria has many political issues, there are ideas that can rebuild the destroyed buildings. He was detained for 10 months following a coup that brought muhammad buhari to power at the end of. The politics of opposition parties merger and the struggle for power in nigerias 2015 general elections luqman saka, ph. This refers to the set of methods that a political party applies to raise money for campaign and other routine activities. The recruitment of political leaders is one the main functions of political party in nigeria. According to the body in charge of conducting election and registering political parties, independent national electoral commission, inec, nigeria has 18 dully registered political parties and operate a multi party system. We are going to merge like the acn, cpc, anpp, new pdp and part of apga merged to become apc and seized power in 2015. The school draws attention to the potential negative consequences of free interaction between politics and. Incumbent president goodluck jonathan conceded defeat on 31 march. In short, nwankwo argues that ethnicity is the main reason why nigerias democratization process or nigerias political party is in chaos. Political parties in nigeria also enable their members and supporters demands to be addressed in the parliament.
It was the 63rd political party to be founded in the country. More than 90 political parties are registered in nigeria and participated in the 2019 general. To show that the nigerian people fail to see the whole picture, nwankwo also mentions. Since 1999 up till the conduct of the 2015 general elections, nigerias party politics has exhibited the near dominance of the political space by the then ruling. Within this period, the pdp not only produced all the presidents, it also garnered majority seats in both.
Ever since sikkim was merged with the indian union the regional political parties have. Ibrahim babangida has said that the intending merger of some political parties to serve as a strong opposition to the ruling peoples democratic party, pdp is a welcome development in our political system. Four nigerian opposition political parties have merged and will be called all progressive congress. Contending issues and the way forward idike, adeline nnenna, ph. Nigerias political system and the people vanguard news. Shola omotola, redeemers university, redemption city, mowe, ogun state, nigeria. Understanding the political party system of nigeria politics.
Political party and party system support in nigeria is unfolding in a climate of. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigerias fourth republic akubo, a. In february 20, the party merged with the action congress of nigeria, the. Modern representative democracy cannot operate without political parties. Another 3 political parties merge, get presidential. Power and politics in nigeria international institute for. Full list of political parties in nigeria in 2018 and. The first political party in nigeria, omotola, 2009. How to register a political party in nigeria lawpadi.
Some of these are the countrys colonial background interspersed by. The march towards the 2015 general elections nigerian political parties. The politics of opposition parties merger and the struggle. Cost of politics in nigeria westminster foundation for. Morality and integrity in party politics in nigeria. The action congress of nigeria acn, formerly known as action congress ac, was a nigerian political party formed via the merger of a faction of alliance for democracy, the justice party, the advance congress of democrats, and several other minor political parties in september 2006. Abstract since 1999 up till the conduct of the 2015 general elections, nigeria s party politics has exhibited the near dominance of the political space by the then ruling peoples. In september, the first election took place in lagos and calabar. Hence, the solutions to nigeria political issues are.
Apc candidate muhammadu buhari won the presidential election by almost 2. National party of nigeria political party, nigeria britannica. The all progressives congress apc is a political party in nigeria, formed on 6 february 20. Political party, a group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power. Citizens of nigeria are more strongly than ever demanding fairer elections. This means that it is as good a time as any to learn the names of the political parties in nigeria, as well as the names of their leaders. This movement has been consulting with different political parties and of them have agreed to come together and merge as one mega party. It is because the nigerian people fail to realize the larger picture. The political drama of the 1990s ended with the dissolution of the two political parties of the babangida era by. Building collective trust in political institutions is a slow and difficult process. The constitution provided for the parties to be funded.
The countrys major opposition political parties, yesterday, resolved to merge into a new political party to be known as the all progressives congress, apc. Briefing newsmen yesterday, in abuja, breakforth said the merger was coming. The action group ag and the northern peoples congress npc were the major nigerian parties when the country became independent in 1960. Political parties in nigeria, how may political parties do we have in nigeria, is pdp is a well known political party in nigeria, which party is currently ruling the nation. Jun 20, 2015 this presentation takes an empirical and concise perspective to the nigeria political structure from 1999 to 2015, with focus on the formation of governments through political party representation the presidency, the state governments, and the national assembly nass. Ethnic politics and democratic consolidation in nigeria. From 1999 to 2011 general elections, the peoples democratic party pdp, dominated and had a telling impact on the nigerian body polity. Action congress, was formed in 2006, and is the outcome of a merger of. List of all current political parties in nigeria and their. Ibb backs merger of political parties nigeria news today. The paper discusses some of the impediments to the institutionalisation of democracy in nigeria after more than half a century of political independence.
Nigeria s four biggest opposition political parties are merging to contest the 2015 elections against president goodluck jonathans peoples democratic party. This is the main question, which this paper addresses with emphasis on political ideology, being the first and most important vehicle of a political party. List of all political parties in nigeria currently updated listed. It is therefore suggested that godfatherism should not be treated as a party affair, but should be offered political, social and legal treatment by the government and the stakeholders in nigeria. The political parties are peoples trust, pt, african democratic congress, adc, and alliance for new nigeria, ann. Under nigerian law, any individual interested in running for any political office must be a registered member of a political party. Formed in february 20, the party is the result of a merger of nigerias three biggest. The nigerian electoral process in perspective elections under colonial rule before independence in 1960, nigeria, which existed as an amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates since 1914, had already witnessed three different elections. Party politics in nigeria is still virtually an exclusive affair of men as only very few women were elected into offices of political parties. Answering questions from journalists at his hill top mansion.
Political parties in nigeria are institutions set up for healthy competition among those vying for particular government offices in the land and there is a need to know and understand how nigerian politics and political parties have evolved by looking into the history of political parties in nigeria. In february 20 the party merged with the action congress of nigeria, the all nigeria peoples party, and the all progressives grand alliance to form the all progressives congress. Congress apc in 20 ahead of 2015 election reenacted an. Oct 23, 2014 the real crux of the debate is how political parties in nigeria are willing to switch from their electioneering campaign of personality politics coupled with trading of insults to actual policy issues which could be of more concern and importance to the electorates. It is within this context, that three of nigerias opposition parties merged in 20 to. The politics of opposition parties merger and the struggle for power in nigeria s 2015 general elections luqman saka, ph. The solutions to nigerian political issues when accepted and practiced will go a long way in solving the countrys political issues. Senior lecturer, department of political science anambra state university, igbariam campus iwuoha, victor chidubem department of political science university of nigeria, nsukka abstract. Are these heady days for nigerian political parties. Nigeria s political parties have increased to 91 following the registration of 23 new associations as political parties by the independent national electoral commission inec.
The paper concludes that for nigeria to experience sustainable socioeconomic. Political violence in nigeria is not a particular feature of civilian regimes. D department of public administration and local government university of nigeria, nsukka abstract it has been highlighted in this study that political apathy is a seemingly innocuous issue in the. The independent national electoral commission inec has said that there is no merger application by political parties yet. Inec should merge nigeria s political parties to curb electoral chaos, logjam. Nigerian political parties serve as a representative of the citizens. Theoretical perspective 77 dedicated to strengthening ethnic politics in the west coleman, 1960. He joined the national party of nigeria npn in january 1983 and subsequently attempted to reenter politics. Two major political parties emerged as the opposition parties when nigeria. An analysis grace malachi brown, phd department of history and diplomatic studies faculty of humanities rivers state university of education pmb 5047, rumuolumeni port harcourt, rivers state nigeria. Omitola political party structure and organization.
Feb 07, 20 nigerias four biggest opposition political parties are merging to contest the 2015 elections against president goodluck jonathans peoples democratic party. Firstpastthepost system and the nature of the party system affect mens and womens access to political life. A total of registered political parties in the country have agreed to collapse into one mega party to be known as freedom and justice party fjp, the interim national chairman of the proposed party, dr. It was the 63rd political party to be founded in the country and also the most recent political party to be registered in nigeria.
The emergence of political parties and multi party system are positive indicators of sturdy process of democratic transition. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigeria s fourth republic akubo, a. Nigerias four biggest opposition parties agree to merge. The dissolution of a number of political parties in nigeria into one party the all progressive congress apc in 20 ahead of 2015 election reenacted an already existing trend in nigerian politics referred to as politics of merger of political parties. Party system and nigeria political development projectclue. No merger applications by political parties yet the. Wogu1 corresponding author,muyiwa adeniyi sholarin2, fadeke e. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigeria in.
The election followed controversy as to whether a northerner or southerner should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the north and the south after the death of umaru yaradua, a northerner, when goodluck jonathan, another southerner assumed the interim. Its important that they keep in touch with the people. This paper examines this trend in nigeria s past and present political dispensations and concludes that the present merger of these political parties into apc may not likely provide nigerians alternative to the pdp governments. Aduku and yakubu, adejo umoru centre for inter african and human development studies cides, jos, nigeria school of general studies, federal polytechnic, kaura namoda, zamfara state, nigeria. The first political party in nigeria, the nigerian national democratic party nndp emerged in 1923. Review of international assistance to political party and party system. Abstract since 1999 up till the conduct of the 2015 general elections, nigerias party politics has exhibited the near dominance of the political space by the then ruling peoples. However, their regional rather than national focusthe ag represented the west, the npc the north, and the national council for nigeria and the cameroons read more. It also focuses attention on party system the history of political party in nigeria and political party affiliations. This paper evaluates nigerias press coverage of political crises and conflicts during the president obasanjo second term regime of 20032007.
The dissolution of a number of political parties in nigeria into one party the all progressive. The new party is a merger of all nigeria peoples party, anpp, action congress of nigeria, acn. The congress for progressive change cpc was a political party founded in nigeria in 2009 in preparation for the april 2011 elections. Formed in february 20, the party is the result of a merger of nigerias three biggest opposition parties the action congress of nigeria acn, the congress for progressive change cpc, the all nigeria peoples party anpp, a faction of the all progressives grand alliance apga and the new pdp a faction of then ruling peoples democratic party. Of political parties and alliances by babatunde rosanwo the high point of political party discussion for 20 in nigeria was the emergence of the all progressive congress apc, the.
Politics of merger of political parties in nigeria. Equally, in a society where selfreliance is king, building confidence in public goods such as power is challenging more so than building private sector investor confidence. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. Political party financing and consolidation of democracy in. Nigeria politics is as a result of societal decay, which has encroached into spheres of the nigerian polity. Full list of registered political parties in nigeria 2020. History of political parties in nigeria nigerian finder. For years, the undp was hegemonic in its dominance in.
Pdf right from the 1960s, both the ruling parties and the opposition parties are. This is a fundamental right guaranteed by section 40 of the 1999 constitution. Every nigerian has the right to join and register any political party of their choice. Presidential elections were held in nigeria on 16 april 2011, postponed from 9 april 2011. An assessment of political parties and democratic consolidation in nigerias fourth republic mike omilusi, phd department of political science ekiti state university, nigeria abstract democratic values and practices are crucial for democratic institutionalization and the development of party strength. Boosting education will be a direct counterbalance to boko harams appeal.
This paper is an attempt to analyze the regionalist discourse in sikkim and how the regionalist discourse is similar or different from the nationalist discourse. An assessment of political parties and democratic consolidation in nigeria s fourth republic mike omilusi, phd department of political science ekiti state university, nigeria abstract democratic values and practices are crucial for democratic institutionalization and the development of party. In democratic societies, people who share similar views and goals often join together to form political parties. In preindependence era, party politics in nigeria was based on ethnic factor. Case study of the all progressives congress olakunle olowojolu lecturer department of political science and international relations, landmark university, omuaran, nigeria abstract right from the 1960s, both the ruling parties and the opposition parties are always at. Pages in category political parties in nigeria the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. History of political parties in nigeria will never be complete if mention is not made of the various political bigwigs in the history of this country. The major focus of this paper is to assess the role of the nigerian press in the struggle for political positions, which breeds crises and conflicts especially in a pluralistic society.
Political parties in nigeria summary nigeria is called a multi party country as it has over two political parties but do not fret about the high number of political parties in nigeria. Below, you can find the full list sorted in alphabetical order. Pdf political parties and regional discourse in sikkim. The scope of this study is strictly centered on the examination of the extent of development made by multi party system in nigeria political sphere. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. List of all political parties in nigeria 2020 currently.
In particular we must educate more young girls, ensuring they will grow up to be empowered through learning to play their full part as citizens of nigeria and pull themselves up and out of poverty. The all progressives congress apc is a political party in nigeria, formed on 6 february 20 in anticipation of the 2015 elections. From failed opposition electoral alliance to merger. Aside discussing the political parties in nigeria, this write up will equally discuss about the political history of nigeria. Military and politics in nigeria the group of army officers involved in the military take over of janua ry 15, 1966, consisted of mostly southeastern igbo officers including major chukuma kaduna.
Political party in nigeria should perform the functions provided above. The assessment is based on research and analysis carried out in abuja between october and december, 2012, which included consultation with party executives from a wide spectrum of nigeria s political parties, including all the. Three political parties the alliance for democracy ad, the pdp and the all peoples party app which became the anpp were registered to contest the transition elections in 1999. History and development of political parties in nigeria. The march towards the 2015 general elections by jibrin ibrahim and idayat hassan november 20. The politics of ethnic and regional security play a key role in nigerias political and economic development as well as its role in africa and the world in general. Political parties require sufficient financial resources to perform their functions. The first major political assassinations after independence came with the 1966 coup and the execution of prime minister balewa, along with premiers ahmadu bello and samuel akintola and finance minister festius okotie eboh.
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