United Nigeria Congress Party

In its first convention at Owerri, Ambassador Isa Aliyu Mohammed Argungu was elected as its first National Chairman.The party included politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Suleiman Takuma, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, Attahiru Bafarawa, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, Adeleke Mamora, Funsho Williams, Mohammed Daggash, Adamu Aliero, Anyim Pius Anyim, Nnenadi Usman, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, Ibrahim Kura Mohammed, Anyim Pius Anyim, Ibrahim Mantu, Emeka Ojukwu, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Abubakar Koko, Joe Garba, Bode Olajumoke, Bello Matawalle and Ali Modu Sheriff.It was a left centrist party, with a broader base and acceptance than the left-wing Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM) headed by Alhaji Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu.[7] When General Abdulsalami Abubakar succeeded Sani Abacha after the latter's death in June 1998,[8][9] he dissolved the five parties and announced that democratic elections would be held during the first quarter of 1999.He proposed the free formation of political parties, an independent judiciary, international electoral monitors.
Sani AbachaIbrahim GusauUmaru DikkoSecond RepublicAtiku AbubakarAbdullahi Aliyu SumailaSuleiman TakumaIbrahim Saminu TurakiAttahiru BafarawaKabiru Ibrahim GayaAdeleke MamoraFunsho WilliamsMohammed DaggashAdamu AlieroAnyim Pius AnyimNnenadi UsmanKashim Ibrahim-ImamIbrahim Kura MohammedEmeka OjukwuEmmanuel IwuanyanwuAbubakar KokoJoe GarbaBode OlajumokeBello MatawalleAli Modu SheriffGrassroots Democratic MovementMuhammadu Dikko YusufuDemocratic Party of NigeriaAbdulsalami Abubakar