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Development of political parties in Nigeria(PDP, ANPP, AD and AC)

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 12

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Development of political parties in Nigeria(PDP, ANPP, AD and AC)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Discuss the objectives, organizational structure, sources of finance and performance/achievements of PDP, ANPP, AD and AC

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on development of political parties

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He discusses the objectives, organizational structure, sources of finance and performance/achievements of PDP and ANPP

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He discusses the objectives, organizational structure, sources of finance and performance/achievements of AD and AC

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA(PDP, ANPP, AD and AC)

THE PEOPLES’ DEMOCRATIC PARTY(PDP)

The peoples’ Democratic party was formed by a number of political associations. These associations merged to form the party on 19 August 1998. Some of these Nigerians included Chief Solomon Lar, Philip Asiodu, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Don Etiebet, Dr John Nwobodo (Jnr), Graham Douglas, Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar, David Jemibewon, Tony Aneni, Dr Iyorcha Ayu and Gabriel Igbinedion.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF PDP

  1. To support and promote the struggle for the rights of children and the disabled.
  2. To uphold the Independence of the Judiciary, Free Press, as well as the freedom of speech and association.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PDP

  1. It promotes the practice of participatory democracy.
  2. It maintained and preserved the Integrity, Unity and Sovereignty of the Federation.

 

THE ALL NIGERIA PEOPLES PARTY (ANPP)

The All Nigeria people’s party is the result of the merger of the all people’s part and Nigerian people’s party led by Admiral Augustus Aikhomu. During the 1999 presidential election, the APP had an alliance with the Alliance for Democrary party, to present Chief Olufalae of the AD as the presidential candidates. During the 2003 election, the ANPP had the former military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as its presidential candidates and Dr Chuba Okadigbo as his running mate.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF ANPP

  1. To promote national unity;
  2. To promote religious harmony in Nigeria.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANPP.

  1. In the 1999 elections, the party went into an alliance with the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and conceded the presidential ticket of the party to the AD even though, it was the senior partner in the alliance.
  2. By conceding the presidential slot to the AD, the ANPP demonstrated a lot of pragmatism and commitment to national unity.

 

THE ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY (AD)

The Alliance for Democracy (AD) members comprised of politicians who vehemently opposed the Abacha regime under the umbrella of the National Democracy Coalition (NADECO) and other pro-democracy groups. They included Chief Abraham Adesanya, Ayo Adebanjo, Cornelius Adebayo, Ayo Opadokun, Bola Ige, Debo Akande, Arthur Nwankwo, Tanko Yusuf, yusuf Mamman, Solanke Onasana, Dr. Udenta O. Udenta, Chief Chukwnemeka Ezeife, Adebayo Adefarati, Bassey Ekpo, Segun Osoba and Chief Olufalae.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY (AD)

  1. To uphold the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.
  2. To encourage the development of agriculture, commerce and industry.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS OF ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY (AD)

  1. It promotes Political Participation in Nigeria.
  2. It promotes unity and political stability of Nigeria.

 

ACTION CONGRESS (AC)

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor political parties in September 2006. The Chairman of Action Congress is Adebisi Akande.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Discuss the origin, organizational structure, sources of finance and performance/achievements of

  1. PDP
  2. ANPP
  3. AD
    d. AC

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively