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This is a list of political parties in Nigeria.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a multi-party system. The largest by National Assembly seats are the All Progressives Congress (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 (APGA) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), People's Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Boot Party (BP) and eleven other parties registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Current parties

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Parties represented in the National Assembly

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PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeologySenateHouse of
Representatives		GovernorsState Assemblies
All Progressives CongressAPC2013Abdullahi AdamuCentre
59 / 109
190 / 360
22 / 36
570 / 991
Peoples Democratic PartyPDP1998Iyorchia AyuCentre-right
38 / 109
119 / 360
13 / 36
325 / 991
Labour PartyLP2002Julius AbureCentre-leftSocial democracy
8 / 109
34 / 360
1 / 36
26 / 991
New Nigeria People's PartyNNPP2020[1]Rufai Ahmed AlkaliSyncretic[2]
2 / 109
18 / 360
1 / 36
26 / 991
All Progressives Grand AllianceAPGA2003Victor OyeBig tent
1 / 109
4 / 360
1 / 36
19 / 991
Social Democratic PartySDP1989VacantCentre-leftSocial democracy
2 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
African Democratic CongressADC2005David Mark Big tent
1 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
1 / 991
Young Progressives PartyYPP2017Bishop AmakiriCentre-leftSocial democracy
0 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
2 / 991

Other parties represented in state assemblies

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PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeologyState Assemblies
Zenith Labour PartyZLPUnknownDan NwanyanwuBig tent
2 / 991
Action Democratic PartyADP2017Yabagi SaniCentreThird Way
1 / 991

Extra-parliamentary parties

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PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeology
AccordA2010Mohammad Lawal NaladoBig tent
Action Alliance[a]AA2005Adekunle Rufai Omo-AjeBig tent
African Action CongressAAC2018Leonard Nzenwa (Acting)Left-wing
Allied Peoples MovementAPM2018Yusuf Mamman DantalleBig tent
Action Peoples PartyAPPUnknownUchenna NnadiBig tent
Boot PartyBP2019Sonny AdenugaBig tent
National Rescue MovementNRM2017Isaac Chigozie UdehBig tent
  1. ^ Formerly National Mass Movement of Nigeria (NMMN)

Unregistered parties

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The following active (or recently active) parties are not currently registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission. After the 2019 elections, INEC deregistered 74 political parties for failing to "satisfy the requirements" of continued registration based on their poor performances during the elections.[3][4][5][6] 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 case was only settled in May 2021.[7][8] There are also prospective parties, like the revival of the Movement of the People, where there is yet to be a decision on their registration.

Historical parties

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First Republic

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Second Republic

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Third Republic

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Abacha era

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Fourth Republic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Official Twitter account
  2. ^ "Nigeria presidential election results 2023 by the numbers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  3. ^ Sanni, Kunle. "UPDATED: INEC deregisters 74 political parties". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Why INEC deregistered 74 political parties". Vanguard. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ajayi, Omeiza. "Full list of the 74 parties deregistered by INEC". Vanguard. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ Kwen, James (2020-02-06). "INEC de-registers 74 political parties, retains APC, PDP APGA, others". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  7. ^ Ikhilae, Eric. "Deregistration of parties: Supreme Court fixes hearing for Feb 22 in case against INEC". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ^ Nwisagbo, Lesi (7 May 2021). "Supreme Court upholds INEC's deregistration of 74 political parties". The Punch. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_Nigeria&oldid=1320017165#Fourth_Republic_(1999-present)"

    This is a list of political parties in Nigeria.

    The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a multi-party system. The largest by National Assembly seats are the All Progressives Congress (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 (APGA) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), People's Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Boot Party (BP) and eleven other parties registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

    Current parties

    Parties represented in the National Assembly

    PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeologySenateHouse of
    Representatives    		GovernorsState Assemblies
    All Progressives CongressAPC2013Abdullahi AdamuCentre
    59 / 109
    190 / 360
    22 / 36
    570 / 991
    Peoples Democratic PartyPDP1998Iyorchia AyuCentre-right
    38 / 109
    119 / 360
    13 / 36
    325 / 991
    Labour PartyLP2002Julius AbureCentre-leftSocial democracy
    8 / 109
    34 / 360
    1 / 36
    26 / 991
    New Nigeria People's PartyNNPP2020[1]Rufai Ahmed AlkaliSyncretic[2]
    2 / 109
    18 / 360
    1 / 36
    26 / 991
    All Progressives Grand AllianceAPGA2003Victor OyeBig tent
    1 / 109
    4 / 360
    1 / 36
    19 / 991
    Social Democratic PartySDP1989VacantCentre-leftSocial democracy
    2 / 109
    2 / 360
    0 / 36
    0 / 991
    African Democratic CongressADC2005David Mark Big tent
    1 / 109
    2 / 360
    0 / 36
    1 / 991
    Young Progressives PartyYPP2017Bishop AmakiriCentre-leftSocial democracy
    0 / 109
    2 / 360
    0 / 36
    2 / 991

    Other parties represented in state assemblies

    PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeologyState Assemblies
    Zenith Labour PartyZLPUnknownDan NwanyanwuBig tent
    2 / 991
    Action Democratic PartyADP2017Yabagi SaniCentreThird Way
    1 / 991

    Extra-parliamentary parties

    PartyFoundedChairpersonPositionIdeology
    AccordA2010Mohammad Lawal NaladoBig tent
    Action Alliance[a]AA2005Adekunle Rufai Omo-AjeBig tent
    African Action CongressAAC2018Leonard Nzenwa (Acting)Left-wing
    Allied Peoples MovementAPM2018Yusuf Mamman DantalleBig tent
    Action Peoples PartyAPPUnknownUchenna NnadiBig tent
    Boot PartyBP2019Sonny AdenugaBig tent
    National Rescue MovementNRM2017Isaac Chigozie UdehBig tent
    1. ^ Formerly National Mass Movement of Nigeria (NMMN)

    Unregistered parties

    The following active (or recently active) parties are not currently registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission. After the 2019 elections, INEC deregistered 74 political parties for failing to "satisfy the requirements" of continued registration based on their poor performances during the elections.[3][4][5][6] 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 case was only settled in May 2021.[7][8] There are also prospective parties, like the revival of the Movement of the People, where there is yet to be a decision on their registration.

    Historical parties

    First Republic

    Second Republic

    Third Republic

    Abacha era

    Fourth Republic

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Official Twitter account
    2. ^ "Nigeria presidential election results 2023 by the numbers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
    3. ^ Sanni, Kunle. "UPDATED: INEC deregisters 74 political parties". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    4. ^ "Why INEC deregistered 74 political parties". Vanguard. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    5. ^ Ajayi, Omeiza. "Full list of the 74 parties deregistered by INEC". Vanguard. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    6. ^ Kwen, James (2020-02-06). "INEC de-registers 74 political parties, retains APC, PDP APGA, others". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
    7. ^ Ikhilae, Eric. "Deregistration of parties: Supreme Court fixes hearing for Feb 22 in case against INEC". The Nation. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    8. ^ Nwisagbo, Lesi (7 May 2021). "Supreme Court upholds INEC's deregistration of 74 political parties". The Punch. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_political_parties_in_Nigeria&oldid=1320017165#Fourth_Republic_(1999-present)"