<P> Formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay to take advantage of the new Clifford Constitution , the NNDP successfully organized various Lagos interest groups into a single group that was able to compete politically . The ( NNDP ) ran many candidates for seats in the 1922 elections for the Lagos Legislative Council , winning three seats. The party won all the seats in the elections of 1923 , 1928 and 1933 . Though , the party 's major function was to put candidates into the legislative council , it had a broader objective of promoting democracy in Nigeria , increasing higher Nigerian participation in the social , economic and educational development of Nigeria . The party continued to dominate politics in Lagos until 1938 , when the Nigerian Youth Movement ( NYM ) overtook it in elections . </P>
<P> Formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay to take advantage of the new Clifford Constitution , the NNDP successfully organized various Lagos interest groups into a single group that was able to compete politically . The ( NNDP ) ran many candidates for seats in the 1922 elections for the Lagos Legislative Council , winning three seats. The party won all the seats in the elections of 1923 , 1928 and 1933 . Though , the party 's major function was to put candidates into the legislative council , it had a broader objective of promoting democracy in Nigeria , increasing higher Nigerian participation in the social , economic and educational development of Nigeria . The party continued to dominate politics in Lagos until 1938 , when the Nigerian Youth Movement ( NYM ) overtook it in elections . </P>
who form the first political party in nigeria
who form the first political party in nigeria
Herbert Macaulay
Herbert Macaulay