National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.
Alignment
The party was organized to cater to the
Structural Adjustment Programme
of the Babangida administration.
History
The party was largely an
Hausa-Fulani leaders. Adamu Ciroma, a former minister and former governor of the central bank was its leading candidate; he collected about 270,000 votes. Umaru Shinkafi
, came in second with about 250,000.
The party was under the leadership of Tom Ikimi, an architect from Edo State.
References
- Maier, Karl (1992-03-17). "Regional rivalries blight experiment with ballot box". Independent News & Media.
- "Political parties are forming privately; groupings". Country Report. 1989-04-14.
- "Nigeria; Presidential business". The Economist. The Economist Group. 1991-03-16.
- "Party officials pleased with primary results". Agence France-Presse.
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