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established by the government of General

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and ultimately disbanded by the military regime of General

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in 1993.

Alignment

The party was organized to cater to the

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leanings of some Nigerians, it flourished in the core northern states and Eastern states of

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and

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. However, many felt there was little difference between the party and its competitor, the

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, another government created party. Both parties were under the supervision of the military government and most of its presidential candidates favored a continuation of the

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of the Babangida administration.

History

The party was largely an

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of three major organizations, the Liberal Convention, the Nigeria National Congress and the Federalists. In its first presidential primary, the race was dominated by a few prominent Hausa-Fulani leaders.

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, a former minister and former governor of the central bank was its leading candidate; he collected about 270,000 votes.

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, came in second with about 250,000. The party was under the leadership of

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, an architect from

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References

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