The question was not popular with candidates. Majority of the few that attempted the question performed poorly. They found it difficult to state the objectives of the party and scarcely identified correct factors that contributed to the failure of the party.
The following points were expected from candidates’ answer
Objectives.
(1)To fight for the four seats allocated to the Nigerians in the newly constituted Legislative Council;
(2)To secure greater political participation of Africans in their own affairs;
(3)To fight for Africanization of the Civil Service, etc.

Factors for Failure
(1)It was a local party, with its activities concentrated in Lagos;
(2)The policies of the colonial administration affected the party negatively:
(3)The formation of Nigerian Youth movement (NYM) which was more dynamic: led to the collapse of the party, etc.