Political of Nigeria

Political of Nigeria

NIGERIA - POLITICAL PARTIES.

Nigeria has a multi-party system with sometimes two or three stronger parties and a third party that is electorally successful. A list of the registered and officially recognized political parties at various times in Nigeria’s political history is as follows:

• (2013-present),
  

 All Progressives Congress.........(APC)
 Advanced Congress of Democrats.........(ACD)
 Alliance for Democracy.........(AD)
 African Democratic Congress.........(ADC)
 All Progressives Grand Alliance.........(APGA)
 All People's Party.........(APP)
 African Renaissance Party.........(ARP)
 Communist Party of Nigeria.........(CPN)
 Congress for Progressive Change.........(CPC)
 Democratic Alternative.........(DA)
 Democratic People's Party (Nigeria).........(DPP)
 Democratic Socialist Movement.........(DSM)
 Fresh Democratic Party.........(FDP)
 Labour Party.........(LP)
 Masses Movement of Nigeria.........(MMN)
 National Conscience Party.........(NCP)
 New Democrats.........(ND)
 National Democratic Party.........(NDP)
 People's Democratic Party.........(PDP)
 Progressive Peoples Alliance.........(PPA)
 People Progressive Party.........PPP)
 People's Redemption Party.........(PRP)
 People's Salvation Party.........(PSP)
 Social Democratic Mega Party.........(SDMP)
 People's Democratic Party.........(PDP)
 Socialist Workers League.........(SWL)
 United Nigeria People's Party.........(UNPP)
 United Progressive Party.........(UPP)

• Fourth Republic (1999-2013)

Advanced Congress of Democrats.........(ACD)
Action Congress of Nigeria.........(ACN)
Alliance for Democracy.........(AD)
African Democratic Congress.........ADC)
All Nigeria Peoples Party.........(ANPP)
All Progressives Grand Alliance.........(APGA)
All People's Party.........(APP)
African Renaissance Party.........(ARP)
Conscience People's Congress.........(CPC)
Communist Party of Nigeria.........(CPN)
Congress for Progressive Change.........(CPC)
Democratic Alternative.........(DA)
Democratic People's Party (Nigeria).........(DPP)
Democratic Socialist Movement.........(DSM)
Fresh Democratic Party.........(FDP)
Labour Party.........(LP)
Masses Movement of Nigeria.........(MMN)
National Conscience Party.........(NCP)
New Democrats.........(ND)
National Democratic Party.........(NDP)
People's Democratic Party.........(PDP)
Progressive Peoples Alliance.........(PPA)
People Progressive Party.........(PPP)
People's Redemption Party.........(PRP)
People's Salvation Party.........(PSP)
Social Democratic Mega Party.........(SDMP)
People's Democratic Party.........(PDP)
Socialist Workers League.........(SWL)
United Nigeria People's Party.........(UNPP)
United Progressive Party.........(UPP)

• Political Parties (1996-1998)
  

Committee for National Consensus.........(CNC)
Democratic Party of Nigeria.........(DPN)
Grassroots Democratic Movement.........(GDM)
National Centre Party of Nigeria.........(NCPN)
United Nigeria Congress Party.........(UNCP)
Justice Party.........(JP)

• Abortive Third Republic

National Republican Convention.........(NRC)
Social Democratic Party.........(SDP)

• Second Republic (1979-1983)

Greater Nigerian People’s Party.........(GNPP)
National Party of Nigeria.........(NPN)
Nigeria Advance Party.........(NAP)
Nigerian People's Party.........(NPP)
People's Redemption Party.........(PRP)
Unity Party of Nigeria.........(UPN)
Movement of the People Party.........(MPP)

• First Republic (1960-1966)

Action Group.........(AG
) Borno Youth Movement.........(BYM)
Democratic Party of Nigeria and Cameroon........(DPNC)
Dynamic Party.........(DP)
Igala Union.........(IU)
Igbira Tribal Union.........(ITU)
Kano People's Party.........KPP)
Lagos State United Front.........(LSUF)
Mabolaje Grand Alliance.........(MGA)
Midwest Democratic Front.........(MDF)
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons /
National Council of Nigerian Citizens.........(NCNC)
Niger Delta Congress.........(NDC)
Nigerian National Democratic Party.........(NNDP)
Northern Elements Progressive Union.........(NEPU)
Northern People's Congress.........(NPC)
Northern Progressive Front.........(NPF)
Republican Party.........(RP)
United Middle Belt Congress.........(UMBC)
United National Independence Party.........(UNIP)
Zamfara Commoners Party.........(ZCP)

• INEC

INEC is the permanent body created by the constitution to organize federal and state elections in Nigeria. In the last elections, 63 political parties participated and were expected to win at least one seat in the National Assembly or State Houses of Assembly or risk deregistration. Results of the elections showed that only 10 parties fulfilled the requirement. They include the People Democratic Party (PDP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), All Nigeria People Party (ANPP), Labour Party (LP), Progressive People Alliance (PPA), Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Accord Party (AP), Democratic People Party (DPP) and KOWA Party. The 63 Registered Political Parties of Nigeria

S/N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 PARTY Accord Action Congress Action Alliance Action Party of Nigeria Advanced Congress of Democrats African Democratic Congress African Liberation Party African Political System African Renaissance Party All Nigeria People Party All Progressives Grand Alliance Alliance for Democracy Allied Congress Party of Nigeria Better Nigeria Progressive Party Change Advocacy Party Citizens Popular Party Community Party of Nigeria Congress for Democratic Change Congress for Progressive Change Democratic Alternative Democratic Front for Peoples Federation Democratic People Alliance Democratic People Party Freedom Party of Nigeria Fresh Democratic Party Hope Democratic Party Justice Party Kowa Party Labour Party Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria Masses Movement of Nigeria Mega Progressive People Party Movement for Democracy and Justice Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy National Action Council National Conscience Party National Democratic Liberty Party National Democratic Party National Majority Democratic Party National Movement of Progressive Party National Reformation Party National Solidarity Democratic Party National Transformation Party National Unity Party New Democrats New Nigeria Peoples Party Nigeria Advance Party Nigeria Elements Progressive Party Nigeria Peoples Congress Peoples for Democratic Change Peoples Democratic Party Peoples Mandate Party Peoples Party of Nigeria Peoples Progressive Party Peoples Redemption Party Peoples Salvation Party Progressive Action Congress Progressive People Alliance Republican Party of Nigeria Social Democratic Mega Party United Democratic Party United National Party for Development United Nigeria Peoples Party Initial Allowance (%) A AC AA APN ACD ADC ALP APS ARP ANPP APGA AD ACPN BNPP CAP CPP CPN CDC CPC DA DFPF DPA DPP FPN FRESH HDP JP KP LP LDPN MMN MPPP MDJ MRDD NAC NCP NDLP NDP NMDP NMPP NRP NSDP NTP NUP ND NNPP NAP NEPP NPC PDC PDP PMP PPN PPP PRP PSP PAC PPA RPN SDMP UDP UNPD UNPP