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Difficulty: EasyThird Republic Transition and June 12 Presidential Election

Which two political parties were created by the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida to operate the state-sponsored two-party system during Nigeria's Third Republic transition?

  1. Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC)Answer
  2. B
    National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
  3. C
    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
  4. D
    Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) and National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC)

Answer

Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC)
The military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida established a state-created two-party system in October 1989 after cancelling all independent political association applications. The two official parties created to participate in the Third Republic transition were the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the political party structure instituted during General Ibrahim Babangida's Third Republic transition program.
The military administration established a mandatory state-sponsored two-party system by decree.
Private political associations formed by political actors were disbanded and rejected by the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC).
2
Recall the names of the two government-created political parties.
The two official parties were the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC).
The SDP was designed to represent progressive ideology ('a little to the left') while the NRC represented conservative ideology ('a little to the right').

Key Concept

State-sponsored Two-Party System of the Third Republic
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Third Republic Transition and June 12 Presidential Election