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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) as well as others including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), People's Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), and eleven other parties registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

More information Party, Founded ...
Party Founded Chairperson Position Ideology Senate House of
Representatives		 Governors State Assemblies
All Progressives Congress APC 2013 Abdullahi Adamu Centre
59 / 109
190 / 360
22 / 36
570 / 991
Peoples Democratic Party PDP 1998 Iyorchia Ayu Centre-right
38 / 109
119 / 360
13 / 36
325 / 991
Labour Party LP 2002 Julius Abure Centre-left Social democracy
8 / 109
34 / 360
1 / 36
26 / 991
All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA 2003 Victor Oye
1 / 109
4 / 360
1 / 36
19 / 991
New Nigeria People's Party NNPP 2020[1] Rufai Ahmed Alkali Syncretic[2] Third Position
2 / 109
18 / 360
1 / 36
26 / 991
Young Progressives Party YPP 2017 Bishop Amakiri Centre-left Social democracy
0 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
2 / 991
Social Democratic Party SDP 1989 Vacant Centre-left Social democracy
2 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
African Democratic Congress ADC 2005 Ralph Okey Nwosu
1 / 109
2 / 360
0 / 36
1 / 991
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Other parties represented in state assemblies

More information Party, Founded ...
Party Founded Chairperson Position Ideology Senate House of
Representatives		 Governors State Assemblies
Zenith Labour Party ZLP Unknown Dan Nwanyanwu Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
2 / 991
Action Democratic Party ADP 2017 Yabagi Sani Centre Third Way
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
1 / 991
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Extraparliamentary parties

More information Party, Founded ...
Party Founded Chairperson Position Ideology Senate House of
Representatives		 Governors State Assemblies
Accord A 2010

(Inferred date)

 Mohammad Lawal Nalado Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
Action Alliance[a] AA 2005 Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
African Action Congress AAC 2018 Leonard Nzenwa
(Acting)		 Left-wing
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
Allied Peoples Movement APM 2018 Yusuf Mamman Dantalle Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
Action Peoples Party APP Unknown Uchenna Nnadi Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
Boot Party BP 2019 Sonny Adenuga Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
National Rescue Movement NRM 2017 Isaac Chigozie Udeh Big tent
0 / 109
0 / 360
0 / 36
0 / 991
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  1. Formerly National Mass Movement of Nigeria (NMMN)

Unregistered parties

These 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.

  • Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP)
  • Advanced Allied Party (AAP)
  • Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)
  • Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP)
  • Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA)
  • African People Alliance (APA)
  • All Blended Party (ABP)
  • All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP)
  • All Grassroots Alliance (AGA)
  • Alliance National Party (ANP)
  • Alliance Of Social Democrats (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 (CNP)
  • Coalition For Change (C4C)
  • Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN)
  • Congress of Patriots (COP)
  • Democratic Alternative (DA)
  • Democratic People's Party (DPP)
  • Democratic People’s Congress (DPC)
  • Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)
  • Freedom And Justice Party (FJP)
  • Fresh Democratic Party (FDP)
  • Grassroots Development Party Of Nigeria (GDPN)
  • Green Party of Nigeria (GPN)
  • Hope Democratic Party (HDP)
  • Independent Democrats (ID)
  • Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)
  • KOWA Party (KP)
  • Legacy Party of Nigeria (LPN)
  • Liberation Movement (LM)
  • Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA)
  • Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
  • Mega Party Of Nigeria (MPN)
  • Modern Democratic Party (MDP)
  • Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD)
  • Movement of the People (MOP)
  • National Action Council (NAC)
  • National Conscience Party (NCP)
  • National Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP)
  • National Interest Party (NIP)
  • National Unity Party (NUP)
  • New Generations Party of Nigeria (NGP)
  • New Progressive Movement (NPM)
  • Nigeria Community Movement Party (NCMP)
  • Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDCP)
  • Nigeria Elements Progressive Party (NEPP)
  • Nigeria For Democracy (NFD)
  • Nigeria People’s Congress (NPC)
  • People for Democratic Change (PDC)
  • People's Progressive Party (PPP)
  • People’s Democratic Movement (PDM)
  • People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN)
  • People’s Trust (PT)
  • Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
  • Providence People's Congress (PPC)
  • Re-Build Nigeria Party (RBNP)
  • Reform and Advancement Party (RAP)
  • Restoration Party of Nigeria (RP)
  • Save Nigeria Congress (SNC)
  • Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP)
  • Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN)
  • Sustainable National Party (SNP)
  • United Democratic Party (UDP)
  • United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
  • United Patriots (UP)
  • United People's Congress (UPC)
  • United Progressive Party (UPP)
  • Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
  • We The People Nigeria (WTPN)
  • Yes Electorates Solidarity (YES)
  • Young Democratic Party (YDP)
  • Youth Party (YP)

Historical parties

First Republic

Second Republic

Third Republic

Abacha era

Fourth Republic

See also

References

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