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Along with the new constitution, Obasanjo lifted the ban on political parties. [135] A variety of groups then formed to compete in the ensuing election, most notably the Unity Party of Yoruba, the Nigerian People's Party, and the National Party of Nigeria. [135]
The goal of this name change was for the party to be able "to effectively encompass and reflect the aspirations of our people." [6] [7] On 10 May 2018, the party was adopted by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's political movement called the "Coalition for Nigeria Movement" (CNM). [8] Obasanjo now serves as the chairman for the party.
Political party Cabinet Elected Ref. No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office 12 Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937) 29 May 1999 29 May 2007 8 years People's Democratic Party: Obasanjo: 1999 2003: 13 Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951–2010) 29 May 2007: 5 May 2010 [a] (died in office) 2 years, 341 days People's Democratic Party ...
PDP National Headquarters, Abuja. In 1998, the PDP in its first presidential primary election held in Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria nominated former military leader Olusegun Obasanjo who had just been released from detention as political prisoner [9] as the presidential candidate in the elections of February 1999, with Atiku Abubakar (Governor-Elect of Adamawa State and a former ...
The result was a victory for Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated Olu Falae, who was running on a joint Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party ticket. [1] Voter turnout was 52.3%.
The result was a victory for incumbent Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated his closest opponent Muhammadu Buhari by over 11 million votes. Voter turnout was 69.1%. Voter turnout was 69.1%.
Umaru Yar'Adua was the candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the opposition All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) featured Muhammadu Buhari. [9] Atiku Abubakar , the incumbent Vice-President, announced on 25 November 2006 that he would contest the election, [ 10 ] and he subsequently became the presidential candidate of the ...
Political parties were formed (People's Democratic Party (PDP), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and Alliance for Democracy (AD)), and elections were set for April 1999. In the widely monitored 1999 election, former military ruler Olusegun Obasanjo was elected on the PDP platform.