List of political parties in Nigeria
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This list comprises all of the political parties in the government of Nigeria.
Fourth Republic (1999-present)[]
Parties represented in the National Assembly[]
| Party | Founded | Position | Ideology | Senate | House of Representatives |
Governors | ||
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| All Progressives Congress | APC | 2013 | Centre-left | Big tent Economic nationalism |
64 / 109
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234 / 360
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22 / 36
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| People's Democratic Party | PDP | 1998 | Centre-right |
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42 / 109
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139 / 360
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13 / 36
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| All Progressives Grand Alliance | APGA | 2003 | Centre-right | Nationalism Decentralization Progressivism |
0 / 109
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10 / 360
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1 / 36
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| African Democratic Congress | ADC | 2005 | 0 / 109
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3 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Young Progressives Party | YPP | 2017 | Centre-left to left-wing |
Social democracy Democratic socialism Socialism |
1 / 109
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0 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Action Alliance | AA | 0 / 109
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2 / 360
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0 / 36
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| People's Redemption Party | PRP | 1978 | Centre-left | Social democracy Social liberalism Democratic humanism |
0 / 109
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2 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Action Democratic Party | ADP | 2017 | Centre | Third Way | 0 / 109
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1 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Allied Peoples Movement | APM | 2018 | 0 / 109
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1 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Labour Party | LP | 2002 | Centre-left | Social democracy | 0 / 109
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1 / 360
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0 / 36
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| Social Democratic Party | SDP | 1989 | Centre-left to left-wing |
Social democracy Democratic socialism |
0 / 109
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1 / 360
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0 / 36
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Other parties[]
- Aboki Wawa Arewa Movement (AWAM)
- Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP)
- Action Peoples Party (APP)
- Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)
- (APDA)[1]
- African Action Congress (AAC)
- African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- [ARP]
- All Blended Party (ABP)
- (ADPM)
- All People's Party (APP)
- Alliance for Democracy (AD)
- Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)[2]
- [BOOT Party][3]
- [CPC]
- Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN)
- (CPP)
- Democratic Alternative (DA)
- Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)
- (GPP)
- Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)
- KOWA Party (KP)[4]
- (MMN)
- (MOP)
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- National Rescue Movement (NRM)
- National Interest Party (NIP)
- (ND)
- (NGP)
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
- (NFD)
- (NPPP)
- (PPP)
- (PSP)
- Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
- Restoration Party of Nigeria (RP)
- (SDMP)
- Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN)
- United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
- United Progressive Party (UPP)[5]
- Young Democratic Party (YDP)
- (YP)
- Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
Political parties (1996-1998)[]
- National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)
- (CNC)
- Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN)
- Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM)
- (NCPN)
- United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP)
- (JP)
Abortive Third Republic[]
- National Republican Convention (NRC)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Second Republic (1979-1983)[]
- Greater Nigerian People's Party (GNPP)
- National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
- Nigeria Advance Party (NAP)
- Nigerian People's Party (NPP)
- People's Redemption Party (PRP)
- Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
- (MPP)
First Republic (1960-1966)[]
- Action Group (AG)
- Borno Youth Movement (BYM)
- Convention People's Party of Nigeria and the Cameroons
- Democratic Party of Nigeria and Cameroon (DPNC)
- Dynamic Party (DP)
- Igala Union (IU)
- Igbira Tribal Union (ITU)
- Kano People's Party (KPP)
- (LSUF)
- (MGA)
- Midwest Democratic Front (MDF)
- National Independence Party (NIP)
- National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons/National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
- Niger Delta Congress (NDC)
- Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
- Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU)
- Northern People's Congress (NPC)
- Northern Progressive Front (NPF)
- (RP)
- United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC)
- United National Independence Party (UNIP)
- (ZCP)
See also[]
- Politics of Nigeria
- List of political parties by country
References[]
- ^ "Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance | Stronger Together".
- ^ "A NEW DAWN".
- ^ "The BOOT Party".
- ^ https://kowaparty.com.ng/
- ^ Independent National Electoral Commission Nigeria, October 2012
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