SDP & NRC: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Babangida's transition programme created two political parties by decree — the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention. This episode examines the architecture of Nigeria's managed democracy experiment and the tensions it produced.
Hosted by Wale Lawal
Nov 5, 2023
Listen to the Episode
Our first season tells the story of June 12, 1993 — the day Nigeria held what is widely considered its freest and fairest presidential election, only for the results to be annulled by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Host Wale Lawal traces the political machinations, the key players, and the lasting consequences of that fateful day.
Hosted by Wale Lawal.
Babangida's transition programme created two political parties by decree — the Social Democratic Party and the National Republican Convention. This episode examines the architecture of Nigeria's managed democracy experiment and the tensions it produced.
