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political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. The

Federal Republic of Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

has a multi-party system. The largest by

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

seats are the

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ...

(APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). There are also a number of smaller parties, the largest of which are the Labour Party (LP),

All Progressives Grand Alliance The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is a Nigerian political party formed in June 2002 and has governed the South eastern state of Anambra since 2003. Electoral history At the Nigerian parliamentary election, 2003, legislative elections ...

(APGA) and

Young Progressives Party The Young Progressives Party (YPP) is a social-democratic political party in Nigeria. The party was created to challenge the two major contemporary parties in Nigeria, the People's Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. In its man ...

(YPP) including the

African Democratic Congress The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a political party in Nigeria. As of 2022, Ralph Nwosu is the National Chairman. There are 2 ADC lawmakers currently in the Nigerian National Assembly. There are no ADC senators in the Nigerian Senate. H ...

(ADC),

People's Redemption Party The People's Redemption Party is a social democratic political party in Nigeria. The Second Republic reincarnation of the Northern Elements Progressive Union and the Fourth Republican reincarnation of a similar namesake, the party was cre ...

(PRP),

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

(SDP), and eleven other parties registered with the

Independent National Electoral Commission Independent National Electoral Commission may refer to: *Independent National Electoral Commission (Burundi) *Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo) *Independent National Electoral Commission (Guinea) The Inde ...

Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

Other parties represented in state assemblies

Extraparliamentary parties

Unregistered parties

These active (or recently active) parties are not currently registered with the

. After the

2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in cou ...

, INEC deregistered 74 political parties for failing to "satisfy the requirements" of continued registration based on their poor performances during the elections. However, many of these parties are still organizationally active as the deregistration of 23 of the parties is being challenged in court as of 2022 while the complete deregistration

Supreme Court In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

case was only settled in May 2021. There are also prospective parties, like the revival of the

Movement of the People Movement may refer to: Generic uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Movement (sign language), a hand movement when signing * Motion, commonly referred to as movement * Movement (music), a division of a larger co ...

, where there is yet to be a decision on their registration. * Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) *

Advanced Allied Party The Advanced Party (), otherwise known as the Advanced Association () was a liberal and centrist Zionist political association in Mandatory Palestine founded by several urban liberal Zionists. The party was founded in order to represent the voice ...

(AAP) *

Advanced Congress of Democrats The Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) was an opposition political party in Nigeria, created and first registered in March 2006. In September 2006, in merged into the newly formed Action Congress launched in 2005. The ACD was primarily compo ...

(ACD) * Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) *

Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance The Advanced Party (), otherwise known as the Advanced Association () was a liberal and centrist Zionist political association in Mandatory Palestine founded by several urban liberal Zionists. The party was founded in order to represent the voice ...

(APDA) *

African People Alliance African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** List ...

(APA) *

All Blended Party The All Blending Party is a political party in Nigeria, The party was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission Independent National Electoral Commission may refer to: *Independent National Electoral Commission (Burundi) *Indepe ...

(ABP) * All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP) *

All Grassroots Alliance All or ALL may refer to: عرص Biology and medicine * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer * Anterolateral ligament, a ligament in the knee * ''All.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Carlo Allioni (1728–1804), Italian physician and profe ...

(AGA) *

Alliance National Party An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are calle ...

(ANP) *

Alliance Of Social Democrats An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not an explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are calle ...

(ASD) * Alliance for Democracy (AD) * Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) * Alliance for a United Nigeria (AUN) * Allied Congress Party Of Nigeria (ACPN) * Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN) * Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP) * Change Advocacy Party (CAP) *

Change Nigeria Party Change, Changed or Changing may refer to the below. Other forms are listed at Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of th ...

(CNP) * Coalition For Change (C4C) *

Communist Party of Nigeria The Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN) was a communist party in Nigeria. It was founded in November 1960 in Kano, largely by cadres of the Nigerian Youth Congress. Initially, the party drew political inspiration from the Communist Party of Great ...

(CPN) *

Congress of Patriots A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ad ...

(COP) * Democratic Alternative (DA) * Democratic People's Party (DPP) * Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) * Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) *

Freedom And Justice Party Freedom is the power or right to speak, act, and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws". In one definition, something is "free" i ...

(FJP) * Fresh Democratic Party (FDP) *

Grassroots Development Party Of Nigeria A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or continent movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from volunteers at the local level to imp ...

(GDPN) *

Green Party of Nigeria Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combin ...

(GPN) * Hope Democratic Party (HDP) *

Independent Democrats The Independent Democrats (ID) was a South African political party, formed by former Pan Africanist Congress member Patricia de Lille in 2003 via floor crossing legislation. The party's platform was premised on opposition to corruption, with ...

(ID) * Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) * KOWA Party (KP) *

Legacy Party of Nigeria Legacy or Legacies may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy' ...

(LPN) *

Liberation Movement A liberation movement is an organization or political movement leading a rebellion, or a non-violent social movement, against a colonial power or national government, often seeking independence based on a nationalist identity and an anti-imperiali ...

(LM) *

Mass Action Joint Alliance Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementary particl ...

(MAJA) *

Masses Movement of Nigeria Mass is the quantity of matter in a physical body and a measure of the body's inertia. Mass or may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Mass (music), a choral composition that sets liturgical text to music *Mass (Stravinsky), ' ...

(MMN) *

Mega Party Of Nigeria Mega or MEGA may refer to: Science * mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106 * Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation * "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is used in taxonomy * Gravity assist, for ''Moon-Eart ...

(MPN) *

Modern Democratic Party The Modern Democratic Party (, PDM) is a centre-right political party of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded and led by Andrian Candu, the former President of the Moldovan Parliament, under the original name of Pro Moldova. Since 2021, the a ...

(MDP) *

Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy Movement may refer to: Generic uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Movement (sign language), a hand movement when signing * Motion, commonly referred to as movement * Movement (music), a division of a larger co ...

(MRDD) *

(MOP) * National Action Council (NAC) *

National Conscience Party The National Conscience Party (NCP) is a nationalist political party in Nigeria. The party formed in 1994. However, it was prevented from standing in elections until 2003, when it won a legal battle to be able to do so. In the presidential e ...

(NCP) * National Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP) * National Interest Party (NIP) *

National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or National Unity Front may refer to: * National United Party of Afghanistan (founded 2003) * National Unity Party (Albania) * National United Party (Armenia), defunct * Natio ...

(NUP) *

New Generations Party of Nigeria New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 19 ...

(NGP) * New Progressive Movement (NPM) *

Nigeria Community Movement Party Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

(NCMP) *

Nigeria Democratic Congress Party Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With a population of more th ...

(NDCP) * Nigeria Elements Progressive Party (NEPP) * Nigeria For Democracy (NFD) *

Nigeria People’s Congress Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

(NPC) *

People for Democratic Change The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a ...

(PDC) * People's Progressive Party (PPP) * People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) * People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN) * People’s Trust (PT) *

Progressive Peoples Alliance The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) is a political party in Nigeria. The party won gubernatorial elections in 2003 and 2007 in Abia State. The party also won the governorship election in 2007 in Imo State. The Governor of Abia State is Chie ...

(PPA) *

Providence People's Congress Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in some religions * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...

(PPC) * Re-Build Nigeria Party (RBNP) *

Reform and Advancement Party Reform refers to the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The modern usage of the word emerged in the late 18th century and is believed to have originated from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement, which i ...

(RAP) *

Restoration Party of Nigeria Restoration is the act of restoring something to its original state. This may refer to: *Conservation and restoration of cultural property **Audio restoration **Conservation and restoration of immovable cultural property **Film restoration ** Image ...

(RP) *

Save Nigeria Congress Save, SAVE, or Saved may refer to: Places *Save (Garonne), a river in southern France *Save River (Africa), a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique *Sava, a river in Eastern Europe also known as Save *Savè, Benin, a commune and city *Save, Rwanda, a ...

(SNC) * Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) * Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) *

Sustainable National Party Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): env ...

(SNP) * United Democratic Party (UDP) * United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) *

United Patriots The United Patriots (OP; ) was a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria formed by three political parties: VMRO, Attack (until 25 July 2019), and the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB). The coalition between the three part ...

(UP) *

United People's Congress United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...

(UPC) *

United Progressive Party The United Progressive Party is a political party in Antigua and Barbuda. It was previously led by Baldwin Spencer, it was the governing party from 2004 to 2014. It has been in opposition since the 2014 election. Jamale Pringle was elected lea ...

(UPP) *

Unity Party of Nigeria The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) was a Nigerian political party that was dominant in western Nigeria during the second republic (1978–1983). The party revolved around the political leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, a sometimes polemical politicia ...

(UPN) * We The People Nigeria (WTPN) *

Yes Electorates Solidarity Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * Young Eisner Scholars, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Appalachia, US * Young Epide ...

(YES) * Young Democratic Party (YDP) * Youth Party (YP)

Historical parties

First Republic

* Action Group (AG) *

Borno Youth Movement Borno Youth Movement (BYM) was a Nigerian political party founded on June 26, 1954. The party was founded by young radicals of Kanuri heritage who were indignant with the administrative course of native authorities in Borno and wanted to reform t ...

(BYM) * Convention People's Party of Nigeria and the Cameroons * Democratic Party of Nigeria and Cameroon (DPNC) * Dynamic Party (DP) *

Igala Union Igala Union was a political union in Nigeria during the nation's first republic. The union was originally made up of members from a powerful Igala group who were sympathetic to the Northern People's Congress The Northern People's Congress (NPC) i ...

(IU) *

Igbira Tribal Union Igbira Tribal Union was a political organization formed by educated servicemen from Igbira Native Administration of Northern Nigeria, headed by George Ohikere. The union was one of the non Hausa–Fulani Hausa–Fulani are people of mixed Ha ...

(ITU) *

Kano People's Party The Kano Peoples Party was a Nigerian political party in the first republic. Formed in 1963, it soon became the second largest opposition party in Northern Nigeria overtaking the United Middle Belt Congress. In 1966, the Party was proscribed al ...

(KPP) * Lagos State United Front (LSUF) * Mabolaje Grand Alliance (MGA) *

Midwest Democratic Front The Midwest Democratic Front was a small political party from Nigeria's Midwest region; encompassing present day Edo and Delta states. The party was one of the various small parties that forged alliances with the dominant parties in Nigeria's first ...

(MDF) * National Independence Party (NIP) *

National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) (later changed to the National Convention of Nigerian Citizens), was a Nigerian nationalist political party from 1944 to 1966, during the period leading up to independence and immediatel ...

National Council of Nigerian Citizens The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) (later changed to the National Convention of Nigerian Citizens), was a Nigerian nationalist political party from 1944 to 1966, during the period leading up to independence and immediatel ...

(NCNC) *

Niger Delta Congress The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) is a socio-political organization of the ethnic nationalities of the Niger Delta region. The NDC was established on 26 December 2019 in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, to serve the purpose of uniting the minority nationa ...

(NDC) *

Nigerian National Democratic Party The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) was the first political party in Nigeria. The party was active in Lagos and was supported by the Lagos Daily Newspaper. History The NNDP was founded in on 24 June 1923 by Herbert Macaulay, the part ...

(NNDP) *

Northern Elements Progressive Union The Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) was the first political party in Northern Nigeria. Founded in Kano on 8 August 1950, it was the offshoot of a pre-existing political association called the Northern Elements Progressive Association. ...

(NEPU) *

Northern People's Congress The Northern People's Congress (NPC) is a political party in Nigeria. Formed in June 1943, the party held considerable influence in the Northern Region from the 1950s until the military coup of 1966. It was formerly a cultural organization know ...

(NPC) *

Northern Progressive Front The Northern People's Front was a Nigerian political league comprising NEPU and United Middle Belt Congress United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC) was a List of political parties in Nigeria, political party in Nigeria during First Nigerian Republi ...

(NPF) * Republican Party (RP) *

United Middle Belt Congress United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC) was a List of political parties in Nigeria, political party in Nigeria during First Nigerian Republic, the nation's First Republic. The Party was a fusion of two major Middle Belt organizations, viz. the Middle ...

(UMBC) *

United National Independence Party The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the socialist President (government title), presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, and was the sole legal party in the country ...

(UNIP) * Zamfara Commoners Party (ZCP)

Second Republic

Greater Nigerian People's Party The Great Nigeria People's Party was one of the six major political parties that fielded candidates for elections in the Nigerian Second Republic. The party was formed by a splinter group from the Nigerian People's Party, the group was led by Wazi ...

(GNPP) * Movement of the People Party (MPP) *

National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria (NPN) was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic (1979–1983). History Formation The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigeri ...

(NPN) * Nigeria Advance Party (NAP) *

Nigerian People's Party {{Short description, Political party in the Nigerian Second Republic The Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP) was one of the major political parties that contested elections in the Nigerian Second Republic. The party was made up of three major groups: the ...

(NPP) *

(PRP) *

(UPN)

Third Republic

National Republican Convention The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993. Alignment The party was organized to ca ...

(NRC) *

(SDP)

Abacha era

* Committee for National Consensus (CNC) *

Democratic Party of Nigeria The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Its policies generally lie towards the center-right of the political spectrum ...

(DPN) *

Grassroots Democratic Movement The Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM) was a Nigerian political party that was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, ...

(GDM) * Justice Party (JP) * National Centre Party of Nigeria (NCPN) * National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) *

United Nigeria Congress Party The United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) was a Nigerian political party. It was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, i ...

(UNCP)

Fourth Republic

Action Congress of Nigeria The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger from the coming together of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of D ...

(ACN) * African Renaissance Party (ARP) * All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM) *

All Nigeria Peoples Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) was a political party in Nigeria. The ANPP was a household party in the extreme north of Nigeria, primarily due to its mass appeal among more religious voters. It was the strongest opposition party, controllin ...

(ANPP) * All People's Party (APP) * Alliance for Democracy (AD) * Citizens Popular Party (CPP) *

Congress for Progressive Change The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009. In February 2013, the party merged with the Action Congress of Nigeria, the All Nigeria Peoples Party, and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alli ...

(CPC) * Grassroot Patriotic Party (GPP) * National Democratic Party (NDP) *

New Democrats New Democrats may refer to: * New Democratic Party, a social democratic party in Canada * New Democrats (United States), the ideological centrist faction of the Democratic Party ** New Democrat Coalition, the related caucus in the United State ...

(ND) * Nigeria Poor People Party (NPPP) * People's Salvation Party (PSP) * New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) *

(APC) * Labour Party (LP) * People's Democratic People (PDP) * All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) *

(SDP) *

(YPP)

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