Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 3

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 6

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(NNDP and NYM)

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

1. Explore the origin of political parties
2. Discuss the objectives, organizational structure, sources of finance and performance/achievements of NNDP and NYM

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

NOTE

DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA(NNDP and NYM)

NIGERIA NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NNDP)

One of the unique features of political parties in Nigeria is that they originated from cultural and ethnic associations and the successive government in Nigeria adopts multi-party system.

ORIGIN OF NNDP

Nigerian National Democratic Party NNDP was founded by Herbert Macaulay. He was the leader of the party. The party was established on 24^th June 1923. The party was regarded as the First political party in Nigeria. The political campaigns and activities were aided by a newspaper called the Lagos Daily Newspaper in 1925. It acted as the organ of the party. The first president of the party was a Gambian born barrister, Egerton Shyngle, T.H. Jackson was it first honorary secretary while J.C Zizer was the first solicitor.

The party was Lagos based it had no branches in either part of the country. It was only national in name.

SOURCES OF FINANCE

The party was financed by the following:

1. Its leaders
2. Market women
3. Oba of Lagos.

OBJECTIVES OF NNDP

1. To upgrade Lagos to a municipality with its own self government.
2. To coordinate the nomination and election of the Lagos members of the legislative council
3. To co-operate and work together with the national congress for British west Africa (NCBWA).
4. To work towards securing independence for Nigeria.
5. To strive towards having branches in other parts of Nigeria.
6. To work towards securing an atmosphere for free and fair elections.
7. To assist in providing necessary facilities for higher institution of learning Nigeria

PERFORMANCE / ACHIEVEMENT OF NNDP

1. It won the three seats allocated to Lagos in the Legislative council through the elections conducted in 1923, 1928 and 1933.
2. It actualized the elective principle as the party contested the elections in 1923, 1928 and 1933
3. It was instrumented to the restoration of the Eleko who had been deposed and deported by the colonial administration.

4. It motivated the establishment of other political parties’ e.g Lagos youth Movement (LYM), NCNC etc.
5. It won the elective seats into the Lagos town council in 1923 and 1933
6. It provided an avenue for experimenting representative government.
7. It boosted the political awareness of the people of Lagos.

THE NIGERIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT (NYM)

NYM was formed by Lagos nationalist led by Ernest Ikoli, H.O Davies, Dr. J.C Vaughan and Samuel Akinsanya in 1934. The party was first called Lagos Youth Movement by 1936 other Nigerian from other parts then changed to Nigerian Youth Movement. The movement acquired national outlook as other prominent Nigerians joined from other part of Nigeria for example Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. It was the first authentic Nigeria nationalist movement.

OBJECTIVES OF NYM

1. To develop a united nation out of conglomeration of people that inhabited Nigeria.
2. To pressurized the government to give scholarship to the youths to study abroad.
3. To strive for the establishment of a new legislative council built on the principle of an unofficial majority.
4. To demand for equal economic opportunity for Nigerian with those enjoyed by the foreigners.
5. To demand for better pay Africans in the civil service.
6. To demand for higher executive opportunities for Africans within the civil service.
7. To see that more use are being made of Africans in the administrative branch of the civil service.
8. To work for political emancipation of Nigerians with the aim of achieving complete autonomy within the British Empire.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NYM

1. NYM had a congress/convention as part of its organisational structure.
2. It had a national executive committee headed by a president.
3. It also had branches established in some urban areas throughout Nigerian and a committee of the twelve to prepare for the 1938 elections
4. Its national headquarters was in Lagos

SOURCES OF FINANCE

The party was financed through:

1. Party levies
2. Donations from members
3. Loans from wealthy individuals and financial institutions.

PERFORMANCE / ACHIEVEMENTS

1. In 1938, NYM won the election into the Lagos town council and all the three elective seat allocated to Lagos in the legislative council thus displacing the NNDP.
2. It gave birth to nationalism in Nigeria. Most of the political leader who fought for Nigeria until independence in 1960 was members of the NYM.

3. NYM set the motion for Nigeria independence in 1960.
4. A powerful newspaper called Daily Service was established. Through this the NYM tried to educate the public on major political issues and its activities.
5. The NYM promoted the Nigerian unity and national consciousness by its nationwide organization and membership.

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

1. NNDP
2. NYM

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively