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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).
Change Nigeria Party 1,874 0.01 Chukwu-Eguzolugo Sunday Chikendu Justice Must Prevail Party: 1,853 0.01 Madu Nnamdi Edozie Independent Democrats 1,845 0.01 Osuala Chukwudi John Re-build Nigeria Party 1,792 0.01 Albert Owuru Ambrose Hope Democratic Party 1,663 0.01 David Esosa Ize-Iyamu Better Nigeria Progressive Party 1,649 0.01 Inwa Ahmed Sakil
Defunct political parties in Nigeria (38 P) F. Federalist parties in Nigeria (1 C, 4 P) L. Liberal parties in Nigeria (5 P) N. National interest party (2 P) P.
[10] In Nigeria, men and women have an equal right to participate in public office, which is guaranteed to them by the constitution. Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria bestows upon Nigerian citizens the right to belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his ...
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]
The goal of this name change was for the party to be able "to effectively encompass and reflect the aspirations of our people." [6] [7] On 10 May 2018, the party was adopted by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo's political movement called the "Coalition for Nigeria Movement" (CNM). [8] Obasanjo now serves as the chairman for the party.
The Peoples 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 Democratic People's Party is a Nigerian political party founded in 2006 by an aggrieved faction of the All Nigeria Peoples Party. [1] The party, which has a broad political base, supports economic deregulation, human rights; and greater funding for health care and education, among other goals.