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Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

Party Objectives

Municipal Autonomy for Lagos
Coordination of Legislative Council Representation
Expansion of Educational Opportunities
Nationwide Party Establishment
Collaboration with the National Congress of British West Africa

Leadership and Achievements

Herbert Macaulay initiated and led the NNDP until his demise in 1946. Egerton Shyngle served as the inaugural president, with T.H. Jackson as the first honorary secretary, and J.C. Zizer as the first solicitor. The party secured the three Lagos seats in the legislative council during the elections of 1923, 1928, and 1933.

Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM)

Formation and Goals

Initially known as the Lagos Youth Movement, the NYM was spearheaded by Dr. J.C. Vaughan, H.O. Davies, Ernest Ikoli, and Samuel Akinsanya. Its objectives included complete independence within the British Empire, ethnic unity, public enlightenment, and universal suffrage.

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Achievements

In 1938, the NYM triumphed in the Lagos Town Council elections and secured all three elective seats designated to Lagos in the legislative council, superseding the NNDP as the primary political force in Lagos. The movement also fostered nationalism, established a daily newspaper, and bolstered Nigerian unity and consciousness through its widespread membership and organization.

THE Action Group (AG)

Foundation and Objective

Formed in March 1951 by members of Egbe Omo Oduduwa, the AG aimed to advance mass literacy, win political power in the Western Region, and collaborate with ethnic and nationalist groups towards rapid self-governance for Nigeria.

Accomplishments

The AG played a pivotal role in the struggle for independence, notably through Anthony Enahoro’s motion for self-government by 1956. It secured electoral victories in the Western region, introduced free primary education in Nigeria in 1955, emerged as the opposition party in the Eastern region and at the federal level, and earned recognition as the best-managed political entity in Nigeria from 1951 to 1962.

Northern Peoples Congress (NPC)

Origins and Achievements

Evolving from the cultural organization Jamiyaa Jama’ar Arewa, the NPC saw Sir Ahmadu Bello rise as its leader and subsequently become the Premier of Northern Nigeria in 1954. The party’s accomplishments included governing the federal administration during the First Republic, producing Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, maintaining control over the Northern region until January 1966, and representing the Northern region in constitutional conferences leading to independence.

Problems Of Nigerian Federalism

Features Of Nigerian Federalism