 Despite the dominance of Northern Nigerians, the party's strength lay in the Yoruba people in the states of Imo and Anambra.The party won 57% of Senate seats and 53% of House of Representatives seats in the 1992 National Assembly election.The party was primarily financed by the Federal Government and a individuals such as Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, Francis Nzeribe and M.K.O.