Nigeria Advance Party
The party was composed of southern Nigerian intellectuals favoring a reformist government.Tunji Braithwaite was a prominent Lagosian who claimed that Nigeria's potential could be achieved by reform—especially through the eradication of deep-rooted corruption.Notable associates of Tunji Braithwaite include Wole Soyinka, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, whose mother was murdered by soldiers in a raid on Fela's Kalakuta Republic under Obasanjo's Military Regime.The party, led by Tunji Braithwaite, was one of six to contest in the Nigerian Presidential Elections of 1983.Shehu Shagari of the National Party of Nigeria was elected President, with a plurality of 45% of votes.