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Development of Political Parties in Nigeria | Week 15 Topics
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Development of Political Parties in Nigeria: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) | Week 25 Topics1 Quiz
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Third Republic & Fourth Republic Political Parties | Week 78 Topics1 Quiz
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Major Political Crises in Nigeria: Kano Riot, Census Crisis, Action Group Crisis | Week 83 Topics1 Quiz
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Major Political Crises | Week 94 Topics1 Quiz
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Military Rule in Nigeria | Week 108 Topics1 Quiz
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Military Rule Continues: 1985 - 1993 | Week 114 Topics1 Quiz
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E-government | Week 123 Topics
Topic Content:
- Objectives of NAP
- Leadership and Followership of NAP
- Sources of Funds for NAP
Nigeria Advance Party (NAP) was founded on 28th September 1978, by Dr. Tunji Braithwaite.
The Nigerian Advance Party (NAP) was not registered in 1978 by FEDECO for the 1979 elections because it failed to meet FEDECO conditions for registration.
It was later registered in 1982 to contest for the 1983 elections. Only five (5) political parties contested elections in 1979 (NPN, UPN, NPP, GNPP and PRP). The party believed in change, radical change as the panacea to Nigeria’s problems.
Objectives of NAP:
- To improve the educational sector/system and make it more practicable.
- To evolve a communal system of agriculture that will yield surplus food, surplus money from food exports and industrialization through an agricultural revolution.
- To eradicate mosquitoes and rats.
- To de-monopolize public corporations such as Nigerian Airways, Railway Corporation, etc.
- To establish a functional, effective, universal electrification system to replace NEPA.
- To improve social services such as the regular supply of clean pipe-borne water, modern roads, sidewalks and comfortable accommodations for Nigerian citizens.
Leadership and Followership of NAP:
The leader, founder and presidential candidate of NAP was Dr. Tunji Braithwaite. The party was made up of radicals in Lagos. The majority of the members cross-carpeted from other parties to have a ticket to contest elections in 1983.
Other members were Alhaji Usman Girei, Emeka Onyemelukwe, Malam Uba Mohammed, etc.
Sources of Funds for NAP:
The party realized funds from the following:
- Membership dues and subscription fees.
- Levies on members.
- Freewill donations from mostly the leader of the party – Dr. Tunji Braithwaite.
- Federal government allocation.