All Nigeria Peoples Party

The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was a political party in Nigeria.

All Nigeria Peoples Party
Chairman	Chief Okey Nwosu^[1]
Secretary-General	Hon. Lawan Shettima Ali
Founded	1998 (1998)
Dissolved	2013
Split from	All People's Party
Merged into	All Progressives Congress
Headquarters	Bassan Plaza Plot 759, Central Business District, Abuja
Ideology	Conservatism Social conservatism Economic liberalism Buharism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
Colours	Green, white, blue
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Under the leadership of Late Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke who was its vice presidential candidate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the 2007 presidential elections. The party won a paltry 32.2% of the vote behind ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari was the ANPP candidate in the 2003 presidential election, with Chuba Okadigbo as the running mate taking second place and about 18% of the vote according to official results.^[2]

The ANPP was a household party in the extreme north of Nigeria, primarily due to its mass appeal among more religious voters. It was the strongest opposition party, controlling seven of the nation's thirty-six states at one point. The party's biggest achievement in the 2003 election was its gubernatorial victory in Kano State where it defeated the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) to take control of one of the country's most populous states.^{[citation needed]}

Following the 2007 election, the ANPP challenged the victory of Umaru Yar'Adua and his PDP, although it was announced on 27 June 2007 following talks, that the ANPP had agreed to join Yar'Adua's government of national unity. There was reportedly disagreement within the ANPP about the talks.^[3] Buhari subsequently denounced the idea in a BBC interview and suggested that the decision was only made by part of the party, alleging that they were "just looking for jobs for themselves".^[4]

In February 2013, the party merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, and the Congress for Progressive Change to form the All Progressives Congress.^[5]

Political ideology

The ANPP is a conservative party with mass appeal among more religious voters. The party draws its strength predominantly from Northern Nigeria.^[6]

Earlier incarnation

There was a party of the same name during the Second Republic, which was banned following the military coup of 1983 led by General Buhari.

The current party (founded in 1999) shares the same name, but with little or no resemblance, affinity, or affiliation to the original ANPP.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Running mate	Votes	%	Result
2003	Muhammadu Buhari	Chuba Okadigbo	12,710,022	32.19%	Lost  N
2007		Edwin Ume-Ezeoke	6,605,299	18.72%	Lost  N
2011	Ibrahim Shekarau	John Odigie Oyegun	917,012	2.40%	Lost  N

House of Representative and Senate elections

Election	Party leader	House of Representatives					Senate
		Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2003	Edwin Ume-Ezeoke	8,021,531	27.44%	96 / 360	22	2nd	8,091,783	27.87%	27 / 109	2	2nd
2007				62 / 360	34	2nd			16 / 109	11	2nd
2011		2,900,306	10.16%	28 / 360	34	4th

References

1. . Inecnigeria.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. "Huge Win for Nigeria's Yar'Adua". BBC News. April 23, 2007.
3. Ashby, Tom (June 27, 2007). "Nigerian opposition agrees to join government". IOL – via Reuters.
4. "Nigeria opposition move condemned", BBC News, June 28, 2007.
5. Maram, Mazen (7 February 2013). "Nigerian Biggest Opposition Parties Agree to Merge". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
6. "Nigeria: The All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP); Date Founded, Names of Founding Members, Participation in Recent Elections and Problems Encountered by Members". RefWorld.org. Retrieved 22 January 2020.