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The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, [4] along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC). [5] [4] [6] Its policies generally lie towards the center-right of the political spectrum. [3] It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011.
The National Democratic Party is a progressive political party in Nigeria which was founded on 23 July 2001. At the last legislative elections , in 2023, the party won zero out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and no seats in the Senate .
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).
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a political party in Nigeria. [1] As of 2022, Ralph Nwosu is the National Chairman. [ 2 ] There are 2 ADC lawmakers currently in the Nigerian National Assembly . [ 3 ]
The party won all the seats in the elections of 1923, 1928 and 1933. Though, the party's major function was to put candidates into the legislative council, it had a broader objective of promoting democracy in Nigeria, increasing higher Nigerian participation in the social, economic and educational development of Nigeria.
The PDP National Working Committee, also known by its acronym NWC, is the executive committee of the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria. [1] The NWC is composed of 12 members, [2] all of whom are elected to a four-year term at the party's National Convention. [3] [4] The NWC is headed by the chairperson, who also functions as the party's ...
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, [6] [7] [8] the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari [7] in the 2015 presidential election. [9]
Nigeria has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. However, members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) have controlled the presidency since elections resumed in 1999 until 2015 when Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election. [13]