Nigerian Political Prisoners
EDM number 268 in 1996-97, proposed by John Heppell on 27/11/1996.
That this House notes that the Nigerian Government, under pressure from the Commonwealth, has just released three political prisoners, including Mr Gani Fawehini, leader of the National Conscience Party; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to step up its efforts to gain the release of all political prisoners, including Chief Mashood Abiola, the winner of the country's presidential elections in June 1993.
This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Heppell | 28/11/1996 | Nottingham East | Proposed | |
| Lynne Jones | 28/11/1996 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Alice Mahon | 28/11/1996 | Halifax | Signed | |
| John Cummings | 28/11/1996 | Easington | Signed | |
| John Evans | 28/11/1996 | St Helens North | Signed | |
| Maria Fyfe | 28/11/1996 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 28/11/1996 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Tony Banks | 28/11/1996 | Newham North West | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 28/11/1996 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Glenda Jackson | 29/11/1996 | Hampstead & Highgate | Signed | |
| Clive Soley | 02/12/1996 | Hammersmith | Signed | |
| Andrew Faulds | 02/12/1996 | Warley East | Signed | |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 02/12/1996 | Leigh | Signed | |
| Audrey Wise | 03/12/1996 | Preston | Signed | |
| Mike Watson | 03/12/1996 | Glasgow Central | Signed | |
| Robert Wareing | 03/12/1996 | Liverpool, West Derby | Signed | |
| Dennis Turner | 03/12/1996 | Wolverhampton South East | Signed | |
| Hugh Bayley | 03/12/1996 | York, City of | Signed | |
| William McKelvey | 03/12/1996 | Kilmarnock & Loudoun | Signed | |
| John McAllion | 03/12/1996 | Dundee East | Signed | |
| Roy Hughes | 03/12/1996 | Newport East | Signed | |
| Dennis Skinner | 03/12/1996 | Bolsover | Signed | |
| Ernie Ross | 03/12/1996 | Dundee West | Signed | |
| Terry Rooney | 03/12/1996 | Bradford North | Signed | |
| Robert Parry | 03/12/1996 | Liverpool, Riverside | Signed | |
| Colin Pickthall | 03/12/1996 | West Lancashire | Signed | |
| Joan Lestor | 03/12/1996 | Eccles | Signed | |
| Keith Hill | 04/12/1996 | Streatham | Signed | |
| Helen Jackson | 04/12/1996 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Signed | |
| Edward O'Hara | 04/12/1996 | Knowsley South | Signed | |
| Michael Connarty | 04/12/1996 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| Tom Cox | 04/12/1996 | Tooting | Signed | |
| Paul Flynn | 04/12/1996 | Newport West | Signed | |
| Mike Hall | 04/12/1996 | Warrington South | Signed | |
| Michael Clapham | 05/12/1996 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
| Bill Etherington | 05/12/1996 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
| Ian Davidson | 05/12/1996 | Glasgow, Govan | Signed | |
| Peter Hardy | 05/12/1996 | Wentworth | Signed | |
| Martyn Jones | 06/12/1996 | Clwyd South West | Signed | |
| Terry Davis | 11/12/1996 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
| Dafydd Wigley | 11/12/1996 | Caernarfon | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 12/12/1996 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 12/12/1996 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Signed | |
| Simon Hughes | 13/01/1997 | Southwark and Bermondsey | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 15/01/1997 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
| Peter Pike | 16/01/1997 | Burnley | Signed | |
| Jeff Ennis | 23/01/1997 | Barnsley East | Signed | |
| Neil Gerrard | 23/01/1997 | Walthamstow | Signed | |
| Peter Kilfoyle | 30/01/1997 | Liverpool, Walton | Signed | |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | 30/01/1997 | Bradford South | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 05/02/1997 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed |
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