SS3 First Term Government Lesson Note – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria

The content is just an excerpt from the complete note for SS3 First Term Government Lesson Note – Development of Political Parties in Nigeria. Check below to download the complete DOCUMENT

WEEK 5

TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA

CONTENT

1. Social Democratic Party (SDP): Structural organisation, sources of finance, objectives and performance.
2. National Republican Convention (NRC): Formation, structural organisation, sources of finance, objectives and performance.

SUBTOPIC 1

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SDP) AND NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

FORMATION: The military government headed by General Ibrahim Babangida came to power in 1995. By 1986, the government set up a transition programme which was its process of handling power over to civilians, politicians. After the failure of the associations that applied for registration the government set up the National Republican Convention (NRC) and social Democratic party (SDP) in 1989.

The main reason for establishing the two parties was to bring government closer to the people at the grassroots, socio economic mobilization, and which would establish a platform for new leadership and give equal rights and opportunities to all Nigerians to participate in the political process. The two system was also adopted to curtail the intra-party conflicts and alliances.

Structural Organisation of SDP and NRC: Membership of the parties was open to every citizens of Nigeria irrespective of the person’s religion, ethnic group place birth, sex social or ceramic status. It was mandatory for any willing person that wanted to form any of the parties to register as a member of the party of his choice, at the ward in which he/she resided. Such a person must be 18 years and above.

The organisation of the parties, SDP and NRC which were of four levels was as follows:

1. The ward
2. Local government area
3. The state
4. The national level.

The constitutions of the parties also provided for a functioning party secretariat at the above levels of the party or organisation. The organisational structure of the parties SDP and NRC was as follow:

To gain full access to the note: DOWNLOAD FILE