The List of Political Parties in Nigeria (Complete List)
Full List Of Political Parties in Nigeria in 2023, Their Slogan, Abbreviation And Their Leaders. In this article, all the current 18 registered political parties will be revealed, Do you know that there are several political parties in Nigeria whose members represent the public at various levels of government.
Nigeria operates a multi-party system. This means that as many registered and approved parties as possible are allowed to present candidates to vie for public office.
Most people do not know but there are presently 18 INEC recognized Political Parties in Nigeria(Updated for 2023). The top three Political Parties at the moment still remains All Progressive Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
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FULL LIST OF ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA(OLD LIST)
| LOGO | PARTY NAME | PARTY ACRONYM |
|---|---|---|
| Accord | A | |
| Action Alliance | AA | |
| All Blending Party | ABP | |
| Advanced Congress Of Democrats | ACD | |
| Allied Congress Party of Nigeria | ACPN | |
| Alliance For Democracy | AD | |
| African Democratic Congress | ADC | |
| Action Democratic Party | ADP | |
| All Grassroots Alliance | AGA | |
| ALL GRAND ALLIANCE PARTY | AGAP | |
| Alliance for New Nigeria | ANN | |
| Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party | ANRP | |
| African Peoples Alliance | APA | |
| ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS | APC | |
| Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance | APDA | |
| All Progressives Grand Alliance | APGA | |
| ACTION PEOPLES PARTY | APP | |
| BETTER NIGERIA PROGRESSIVE PARTY | BNPP | |
| Coalition for Change | C4C | |
| DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE | DA | |
| Democratic Peoples Congress | DPC | |
| Democratic Peoples Party | DPP | |
| Freedom and Justice Party | FJP | |
| FRESH DEMOCRATIC PARTY | FRESH | |
| 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 | |
| Labour Party | LP | |
| Legacy Party of Nigeria | LPN | |
| Mass Action Joint Alliance | MAJA | |
| Modern Democratic Party | MDP | |
| MASSES MOVEMENT OF NIGERIA | MMN | |
| Mega Progressive Peoples Party | MPPP | |
| NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL | NAC | |
| National Conscience Party | NCP | |
| Nigeria Democratic Congress Party | NDCP | |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LIBERTY PARTY | NDLP | |
| NIGERIA ELEMENTS PROGRESSIVE PARTY | NEPP | |
| New Generation Party of Nigeria | NGP | |
| National Interest Party | NIP | |
| New Nigeria Peoples Party | NNPP | |
| NIGERIA PEOPLES CONGRESS | NPC | |
| New Progressive Movement | NPM | |
| National Rescue Movement | NRM | |
| NATIONAL UNITY PARTY | NUP | |
| People’s Alliance for National Development & Liberty | PANDEL | |
| People For Democratic Change | PDC | |
| Peoples Democratic Movement | PDM | |
| Peoples Democratic Party | PDP | |
| Progressive Peoples Alliance | PPA | |
| Providence People’s Congress | PPC | |
| Peoples Party of Nigeria | PPN | |
| PEOPLES PROGRESSIVE PARTY | PPP | |
| PEOPLES REDEMPTION PARTY | PRP | |
| People’s Trust | PT | |
| Re-build Nigeria Party | RBNP | |
| Restoration Party of Nigeria | RP | |
| Social Democratic Party | SDP | |
| Sustainable National Party | SNP | |
| Socialist Party of Nigeria | SPN | |
| United Democratic Party | UDP | |
| Unity Party of Nigeria | UPN | |
| United Progressive Party | UPP | |
| YOUNG DEMOCRATIC PARTY | YDP | |
| Young Progressive Party | YPP |
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FULL LIST OF ALL 18 THE POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA(CURRENT LIST)
- Accord (A)
- Action Alliance (AA)
- Action Democratic Party (ADP)
- Action Peoples Party (APP)
- African Action Congress (AAC)
- African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- All Progressive Congress (APC)
- All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)
- Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
- Boot Party (BP)
- Labour Party (LP)
- National Rescue Movement (NRM)
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- Young Progressives Party (YPP)
- Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
How many parties were deregistered?
In February 2020, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deregistered 74 political organizations from participating in subsequent elections in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu in Abuja.
Speaking about the exercise, Yakubu noted that the deregistered parties had failed to meet constitutional requirements related to the minimum votes per state.
There are 18 political parties in Nigeria, with two having the most members in the country’s House of Representatives and Senate. Some active parties have representation in state assemblies only, while others have no representation in the legislative bodies.
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