People's Redemption Party
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The People's Redemption Party was a political party
in Nigeria
. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano
. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well known members of the party included Governors Abubakar Rimi
, Balarabe Musa, Dr. Edward Ikem Okeke, and Chinua Achebe
— who served briefly as Deputy National President in the early 1980s.
The original party was banned following the Military Coup of 1984 led by General Buhari.
A new party with the same name but with little or no resemblance or affinity or affiliation to the original PRP was created in the last National Election in Nigeria of 1999. In the last legislative elections
, April 12, 2003, the party won 0.8 % of popular votes and 1 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria
and no seats in the Senate.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Often considered the Second Republic incarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union, the party was created by the late Mallam Aminu Kano
Aminu Kano
Aminu Kano was a Muslim politician from Nigeria. In the 1940s he led an Islamic movement in the north of the country in opposition to British rule...
. The PRP was highly regarded as a progressive left of center political party. Some well known members of the party included Governors Abubakar Rimi
Abubakar Rimi
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi was a Nigerian politician, who was the governor of Kano State during the Nigerian Second Republic. He died following an attack by armed robbers.- Background :...
, Balarabe Musa, Dr. Edward Ikem Okeke, and Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic...
— who served briefly as Deputy National President in the early 1980s.
The original party was banned following the Military Coup of 1984 led by General Buhari.
A new party with the same name but with little or no resemblance or affinity or affiliation to the original PRP was created in the last National Election in Nigeria of 1999. In the last legislative elections
Elections in Nigeria
Elections in Nigeria are democratic forms of choosing representatives to the Nigerian federal government and the various states in Nigeria.-Background:...
, April 12, 2003, the party won 0.8 % of popular votes and 1 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria
House of Representatives of Nigeria
The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the country's bicameral National Assembly. The Senate of Nigeria is the upper house....
and no seats in the Senate.