I am watching ANPP national convention live on tv. How Nigerian is this party? 99.9% of dialogue is hausa. Musics>all hausa. At this era of our democracy, if they want to win the national election they should get all ethnic groups to participate fully in the party,moreover our national language is english and should be used mostly. If they continue this way, they can never win the presidential election. If they can't change, let this be their full name "All Northern Peoples Party"

ANPP is obviously an Hausa party just like APGA is an IGBO party and AC, a semi-Yoruba party. AD used to be like ANPP.

Hausa language stole the show even in GEJ declaration. In Nigerian politics, ignore Hausa langauge at your own peril. They appreciate their language to the extent that understanding of the language unlocks many opportunities for you in Naija politics and public service.
Even Bola Ige, an avid Yoruba supremacist, spoke Hausa when he went on political campaign in Zamfara, to the rousing applause of the masses present.

Jarus:

Hausa language stole the show even in GEJ declaration. In Nigerian politics, ignore Hausa langauge at your own peril. They appreciate their language to the extent that understanding of the language unlocks many opportunities for you in Naija politics and public service.
Even Bola Ige, an avid Yoruba supremacist, spoke Hausa when he went on political campaign in Zamfara, to the rousing applause of the masses present.

Na lie. If you go to Zamfara you speak hausa to the natives. Same thing applies when you go to Enugu or Oyo. You speak IGBO and Yorubas respectively.

If you are campaining in a particular region it is good to address the supporters in their own language but this is a national convention. A national event calls for the mixing of all languages, ANPP has just failed!!

At GEJ declaration, Hausa was also spoken by many speakers.
Well I'm not defending ANPP, but it is clear their the North is their stronghold. All the states they won 2003 and 2007 were core NW & NE. I'm sure majority of the people at the convention are from these states. I'm not defending them, but in politics, you do what gives you better result.

Hausa is a national language just like Igbo and Yoruba.I feel happy that the north have been able to maintain an indigenous language as a lingua franca.We should promote Igbo and Yoruba as well.

Abagworo:

Hausa is a national language just like Igbo and Yoruba.I feel happy that the north have been able to maintain an indigenous language as a lingua franca.We should promote Igbo and Yoruba as well.

Agreed!

We should be proud of languages.

Whenever I hear Igbo being spoken in the U.S., my heart just soars! Especially when an Igbo raised in the U.S. is speaking Igbo. American Igbo being spoken sounds much more pleasant to the ears than the Igbo being spoken by a British Igbo.

, So that there would a lot more reason to burn, kill and destroy one another. Emphasizing ethnic differences, does no one any good, better to let it die off quietly.

jmoore:

I am watching ANPP national convention live on tv. How Nigerian is this party? 99.9% of dialogue is hausa. Musics>all hausa. At this era of our democracy, if they want to win the national election they should get all ethnic groups to participate fully in the party,moreover our national language is english and should be used mostly. If they continue this way, they can never win the presidential election. If they can't change, let this be their full name "All Northern  Peoples Party"

No big deal at all besides :

In the first republic,
^^Awolowo was synonymous with Action group.

^^Azikwe was synonymous with NCNC while

^^Ahmadu bello was synonymous with NPC

In the second republic:
Awolowo owned UPN

Waziri owned GNPP

Aminu kano owned PRP

the NPP  was  controlled majorly by IBO

while the NPN was dominated by Hausa/

fulani .so it's nothing new at all.

ANPP used to be a national and fine party until it was hijacked by the hard line Muslims. I'm a moderate Muslim and believe that these people are pulling this region of the country backward.

On a different note though why Hausa language is spoken on many of these international radios ie; BBC, RFI, Deutschweller, VOA even China radio.

Gayigaskia:

ANPP used to be a national and fine party until it was hijacked by the hard line Muslims. I'm a moderate Muslim and believe that these people are pulling this region of the country backward.

On a different note though why Hausa language is spoken on many of these international radios ie; BBC, RFI, Deutschweller, VOA even China radio.

because it is spoken in more than one region/country and understood by many others

Was ANPP ever a national party? they are made up of many members of the PDP some keep moving up and down depending on where the money is