CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -He legalized the formation of political parties, and formed the two-party system with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) ahead of the 1992 general elections.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1979 constitution mandated that political parties and cabinet positions reflect the “federal character” of the nation-Political parties were required to be registered in at least two-thirds of the states, and each state was required to produce at least one cabinet member.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) was Nigeria’s first political party. Formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay to take advantage of the new Clifford Constitution, which succeeded the 1914 Nigerian Council.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States has two dominant political parties; historically, there have been few instances in which third party candidates won an election. In the First Party System, only Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist Party and Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party were significant political parties.