All Nigeria Peoples Party
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The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections (12 April 2003), the party won 27.4% of the popular vote and 96 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections of 19 April 2003, Muhammadu Buhari won 32.2% of the vote.
The ANPP is the household party in the extreme north of Nigeria, primarily due to its conservative and Islamic appeal. It is the strongest opposition party, controlling seven of the nation's 36 states. The party's biggest achievement in the last election was its gubernatorial victory in Kano State where it defeated the ruling PDP to take control of one of the country's most populous states.
Notable members of the party include Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Don Etiebet, Harry Akande, John Nnia Nwodo, and Chief Edwin Ume Ezeoke.
It is believed that with effective leadership, and cruicial political alliances with other political blocs, the party may in the future wrestle power from the ruling PDP.
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