A democratic country cannot function adequately without political parties. This is because they provide the right channel for citizens to aggregate their interests and choose their leaders.
There are 68 registered political parties in Nigeria and, with
elections around the corner, it is best to get acquainted with them in order to make informed decisions where voting is concerned.
Here is
a list of the political parties in Nigeria, as released by INEC – the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Political Parties (A to Z)
- 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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