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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).
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]
Citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party are eligible for the office of Governor. The constitution limits state governors to only two four-year terms in office.
Political parties have been an important aspect of Nigerian government both before and after independence was achieved from the British in 1960. [72] Parties allow for political competition to take place, for the citizenry to find people who represent their ideas and interests in government, and for the introduction of new leaders and ...
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.
Nigerian people by political party (2 C) Political parties in Nigeria by state (2 C) C. Conservative parties in Nigeria (2 C, 6 P) D. Defunct political parties in ...
The Labour Party (LP) is a social democratic political party in Nigeria. The party was created in 2002 and was previously known as the Party for Social Democracy (PSD) before changing to its current name the following year. Built on the ideology of social democracy, the party aims to promote and defend social democratic principles and ideals ...
Party Member State Constituency Since House Minority Leader PDP: Ndudi Elumelu: Delta: Aniocha/Oshimili 3 July 2019: Deputy House Minority Leader PDP: Toby Okechukwu: Enugu: Aninri/Awgu/Oji River 3 July 2019: House Minority Whip PDP: Gideon Lucas Gwani: Kaduna: Kaura 3 July 2019: Deputy House Minority Whip PDP: Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid: Ogun