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Diamond, Cleavage, Conflict, and Anxiety in the Second Nigerian Republic, The Journal of Modern African Studies > Vol. 20, No. 4 Dec. 1982
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to build national political parties led to a gradual weakening of ethnic politics in the second republic. The UPN, as well as the
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and saw itself as a party for everyone. It was the only party to promote free education and called itself a welfarist party.
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