The All Nigeria Peoples Party (

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. ANPP) was a

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. Under the leadership of Late Chief

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who was its vice presidential candidate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2007 presidential elections. The party won a paltry 32.2% of the vote behind ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari was the ANPP candidate in the 2003 presidential election, with

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as the running mate taking second place and about 18% of the vote according to official results."Huge win for Nigeria's Yar'Adua"
BBC News, April 23, 2007. The party assumed a new leadership following its September 2010 national convention in

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. A successful convention was held at Eagle Square under the leadership of

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Governor Alhaji

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, where former Governor of Abia Chief Dr. Christopher Ogbunnaya Onu emerged as the National Chairman of the party. Other national officers are Hon. lawan Shettima Ali (National Secretary), Mr. Wale Olatunji (Deputy National Secretary), Chief John Oyegun (Deputy National Chairman, South), Dr. Yusuf Musa (Deputy National Chairman, North), Hajjia

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(National Women's Leader), Tony Udoakan (National Youth Leader), Emma Eneukwu (National Publicity Secretary), and Hajjia Fatima Muhammed (National Financial Secretary). The ANPP was a household party in the extreme north of

, primarily due to its mass appeal among more religious voters. It was the strongest opposition party, controlling seven of the nation's thirty-six states at one point. The party's biggest achievement in the 2003 election was its gubernatorial victory in

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where it defeated the ruling

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(PDP) to take control of one of the country's most populous states. Following the 2007 election, the ANPP challenged the victory of

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and his PDP, although it was announced on 27 June 2007 following talks, that the ANPP had agreed to join Yar'Adua's government of national unity. There was reportedly disagreement within the ANPP about the talks. Buhari subsequently denounced the idea in a

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interview and suggested that the decision was only made by part of the party, alleging that they were "just looking for jobs for themselves". In February 2013, the party merged with the

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, the

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, and the

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to form the

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Political ideology

The ANPP is a

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party with mass appeal among more religious voters. The party draws its strength predominantly from

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Earlier incarnation

There was a party of the same name during the Second Republic, which was banned following the military coup of 1983 led by General Buhari. The current party (founded in 1999) shares the same name, but with little or no resemblance, affinity, or affiliation to the original ANPP.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

House of Representative and Senate elections

References

ANPP USA
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