Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria
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Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria

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Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria

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First 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.

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Index
Abaagu, H. O. 96, 97, 98
Abbas, Shehu Muhammed 290 n. 9
Abdallah, Raji, 75, 82, 106, 130, 131, 333
Abderahmen-el-Mahdi 20
Abdul, Muhammadu Kokori 104, 248, 249
Abdullahi, Ali 265
Abdullahi, Emir of Gwandu 9, 10
Abdullahi, M. 8 Abdullahi, Rilwanu 123, 124
Abdullahi, Yahaya 175
Abdulmaliki, Alhaji 203
Abdulmumuni (Galadima of Katsina) 203
Abogonye, Ela 184
Abubakar, Musa Said 265
Abubakar, Sir. See Balewa, Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Abuja, Garba 131, 333
Abuul, Achiga 97
Achimugu, Peter 127
Acka, Peter 184
Action Group ix, 24, 25, 32, 87, 90, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 131, 148, 164, 183, 264, 278, 280, 282, 283, 294 n. 56, 279; crisis in 280; finance of 302; in alliance with UMBC 184, 205, 240, 241; membership of 302, and Trade Unions 241
Adam, Abdullahi 265, 332
Adama 8, 10
Adamawa National Congress 105
Adelabu, Adegoke 328
Afolayan, Olarewaju 251
Afonja 9
African Continental Bank 179, 302
Africanus, Leo 3
AG. See Action Group
Ahmadu Bello University x, 224
Ahmed, Mai 10
Ahmed, Shehu (Madaki) 216, 252
Ajaiyi, Abudukadiri 78
Ajayi, S. A. 207
Aji, Tartsegha 184
Ajikobi, Jimoh 101
Akilu, Ali 221, 222
Akintola, Chief Samuel Ladoke 25, 280, 282
Akor, Aba 249
Alanamu, Sa’ad 100, 203
Alhassan Dantata and Son 151
Alheri Youth Association 133
Aliyu, Alhaji (Makaman Bida) 81, 127, 136, 137, 200, 230
Aloma, Idris Ibu Ali-Idris 2, 3
Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria 239
Amalgamated Tin Mines of Nigeria African Workers’ Union 239
Amina, Queen (1421–38) 4
Aminu, Sheikh El 10
Aminu, Emir of Zaria 212, 213, 214
Aminu, Umar 10
Am...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. I Introduction
  8. II Traditional Social and Political Organization: The Social Basis of Modern Politics
  9. III The Emergence of Political Parties in Northern Nigeria
  10. IV The NPC: “One North, One People ...”
  11. V The Opposition: The Nigerian Elements Progressive Union and the United Middle Belt Congress
  12. VI Parties and The Political Process
  13. VII Aspects of Grass Roots Politics
  14. VIII The North and Nigerian Federalism: The Balance of Political Power
  15. Conclusion
  16. Appendix I
  17. Appendix II
  18. Appendix III
  19. Appendix IV
  20. Appendix V
  21. Appendix VI
  22. Select Bibliography
  23. Index