SS3: GOVERNMENT – 1ST TERM Development of Political Parties in Nigeria: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) | Week 2 Theory Questions – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria II

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Theory Questions & Answers – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria II

Theory Questions – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria II:

1. Enumerate five (5) achievements and the challenges of NNDP

2. What were the Contributions of NNDP to political development of Nigeria?

3a. Discuss the formation of NYM.

3b. Describe the organization of NYM

4. List the objectives, six (6), of NYM

5a. State the weaknesses of NNDP

5b. How was the NNDP financed?

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Evaluation Questions – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria II

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1. Enumerate five (5) achievements and the challenges of NNDP

Answer:

Achievements of NNDP:

Electoral Victory: The party won all the seats allocated to Lagos in the legislative council in the elections of 1923, 1928 and 1933. It also won the elections into the Lagos town council during the same period.

It Fostered Political Education in the Country, most especially in Lagos.

Its activities led to further constitutional reforms in Nigeria.

It actualised the elective principle as the party contested elections in 1923, 1928 and 1933.

It contributed to the restoration of Eleko who had been deposited by the colonial government.

It encouraged the formation of other political parties e.g. LYM, NCNC, etc.

NNDP provided the machinery for recruiting and training political leaders.

It was the first political party to be formed in Nigeria (June 24, 1923) under the leadership of Herbert Macaulay.

The party served as a link between the people (Lagosians) and the Colonial government.

It was responsible for upgrading Lagos Town Council.

Weaknesses of NNDP:

The party failed to have branches outside Lagos. It was a Lagos-based party.

It was a tribal party. The party was dominated by Yorubas.

The leadership of the party was faulty. The leader, Herbert Macaulay did not want to share leadership with rival educated people.

The policies of the colonial government negatively affected the party.

The party lacked a strong financial base or support.

The party was dominated by foreign-based Nigerians.

The formation of NYM, which was more dynamic, led to the eventual collapse of NNDP.

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2. What were the Contributions of NNDP to the political development of Nigeria?

Answer:

Objectives of NNDP:

To secure higher and better positions for Africans in the Civil Service.
To elect Lagos members to the Legislative Council.
To foster higher education and introduce compulsory Primary Education in Nigeria.
To secure local self-government and municipal status for Lagos.
To ensure free and fair trade in Nigeria and equal treatment for Nigerian traders and producers with their European counterparts.
To establish branches of the party in all parts of Nigeria.
To recognise and work, hand in hand, with the National Congress of British West Africa for all its programmes.
To develop rapidly the natural resources of Nigeria under the control of private enterprises.

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3. Discuss the formation of NYM.

Answer:

In 1934, Lagos Youth Movement (LYM) was founded by students and graduates of King’s College, Lagos to express their sheer displeasure with government educational policy. The students included J.C. Vaughn, Ernest Ikoli, H.O. Davies, and Samuel Akinsanya.

They were displeased with the treatment meted out to graduates of Yaba Higher College and also demanded that scholarships should be given to Nigerian Students that deserved to study in the United Kingdom (UK). In 1936, The movement changed its name to the Nigerian Youth Movement.

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3b. Describe the organization of NYM

Answer:

Organizational Structure of NYM

The party organized congress and convention annually.
It had branches established in some urban areas throughout the country. H.O Davies claimed the party had over forty (40) branches nationwide.
It had a National executive headed by a president.
It utilised ad hoc committee to carry out some specific functions. The party set up a twelve (12) Man Committee to prepare for the 1938 general elections.
The party’s headquarters was stationed in Lagos.

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4. List the objectives, six (6), of NYM

Answer:

Objectives of NYM

To achieve political and economic autonomy and equality within and between members of the Commonwealth.
To achieve Nigerian Unity.
To increase Nigerians’ participation in the colonial government and eventual self-government of the former.
To promote equal economic opportunities for both blacks and white.
To pressurise the government to award scholarships for Youths to study abroad.
To demand better pay for Africans in the Civil Service.
To achieve voting rights for all adult citizens.
To separate the Judiciary from the executive.
To struggle collectively for the complete control of the Township Councils by Nigerians.
To demand higher executive appointments for Africans in the administrative branch of the public service.

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5. State the weaknesses of NNDP

Answer:

Weaknesses of NNDP:

The party failed to have branches outside Lagos.
It was a tribal party. The party was dominated by Yorubas.
The leadership of the party was faulty. The leader Herbert Macaulay did not want to share leadership with rival educated people.
The policy of the colonial government negatively affected the party.
The party lacked a strong financial base or support.

The party was dominated by foreign-based Nigerians.

The formation of NYM, which was more dynamic, led to the eventual collapse of NNDP.

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5b. How was the NNDP financed?

Answer:

Finance of NNDP:

The party’s funding came from contributions of members, registration fees and freewill donations from members. The party also realized funds from contributions by Lagos market women and Eshugbayi, the Eleko of Lagos.

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