Parties and Politics in Northern NigeriaFirst Published in 1968. In retrospect it now seems clear that the federal elections of December 1964 and the constitutional crisis which followed mark the apogee of the civilian government headed by Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The 'broadbased' government which emerged from the crisis represented, at best, a shaky compromise. A decisive jolt came when in the early hours of January 15, 1966, a group of young army officers, mainly Ibo, led some soldiers in a coup which ended in the death of the Federal Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar. The regional Premiers of the North and the West were also killed, as were a number of high-ranking Hausa and Yoruba officers. This volume asks what went wrong and ledto Nigeria's slow decline into civil chaos and the possibility of political disintegration. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Types of N A s in Northern Nigeria | 28 |
The Social | 40 |
The NonCentralized Dispersed Societies of the North | 57 |
The Emergence of Political Parties in Northern Nigeria | 72 |
Secondary Education in Nigeria 1947 and 1950 | 73 |
One North One People 99 | 117 |
Social Composition of Party Militants | 119 |
Indigenization of the Higher Levels of the Northern Civil Service 1st June 1958 | 220 |
Northerners in the Northern Civil Service 1961 to 1963 | 221 |
Characteristics of 40 Northerners in the Superscale Grade of the Northern Public Service | 222 |
Educational Qualification of N A Functionaries in Selected Emirates | 223 |
Social Origins of Administrative CadresInst of Administra tion Zaria | 225 |
Aspects of Grass Roots Politics | 234 |
Ethnic Composition of Selected Areas in Northern Nigeria | 235 |
The Balance | 263 |
Unofficial Members of the NEC NPC | 129 |
NPC Electoral Support 1959 and 1961 | 139 |
Constituencies Contested and Seats Won 1959 and 1961 | 140 |
Party Composition of Town and District Councils | 141 |
Renominations to the N H A 1952 to 1961 | 146 |
Annual Revenue of the National Headquarters Secretariat 1957 | 150 |
The Nigerian Elements Progressive | 164 |
Distribution of Votes NEPU and UMBC 1959 and 1961 | 166 |
NEPU Electoral Support 1959 and 1961 | 167 |
UMBCAG Electoral Support 1959 and 1961 | 168 |
Party OrganizationNEPU | 171 |
Occupations of the Members of the NECNEPU 195462 | 177 |
Educational Qualification of Members of the NECNEPU 195462 | 178 |
The Problem of Party Finance | 180 |
Parties and The Political Process | 199 |
Ministerial Turnover in Northern Nigeria 195262 | 202 |
Provinces Returning Unopposed Candidates 1964 | 266 |
Results of 1964 Federal Election | 267 |
Current Revenue Federal and Regional Govts 195360 | 269 |
Domestic Export Structure | 270 |
Surpluses and Deficits of Government on Current Account | 271 |
196268 Development Plan First Progress | 273 |
Distribution of Teachers According to Regions 1963 | 279 |
Conclusion | 297 |
Appendix II | 304 |
Appendix III | 311 |
Appendix V | 324 |
vii | 325 |
Select Bibliography | 335 |
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