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Nigeria: Know Your Political Parties

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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)

  1.  Accord A
  2.  Action Alliance AA
  3.  All Blending Party ABP
  4.  Advanced Congress Of Democrats ACD
  5. Allied Congress Party of Nigeria ACPN
  6.  Alliance For Democracy AD
  7.  African Democratic Congress ADC
  8. Action Democratic Party ADP
  9.  All Grassroots Alliance AGA
  10.  ALL GRAND ALLIANCE PARTY AGAP
  11.  Alliance for New Nigeria ANN
  12. Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party ANRP
  13.  African Peoples Alliance APA
  14.  ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS APC
  15.  Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance APDA
  16.  All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA
  17.  ACTION PEOPLES PARTY APP
  18. BETTER NIGERIA PROGRESSIVE PARTY BNPP
  19.  Coalition for Change C4C
  20.  DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVE DA
  21.  Democratic Peoples Congress DPC
  22.  Democratic Peoples Party DPP
  23.  Freedom and Justice Party FJP
  24.  FRESH DEMOCRATIC PARTY FRESH
  25. Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria GDPN
  26. Green Party of Nigeria GPN
  27.  HOPE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HDP
  28. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS ID
  29.  Justice Must Prevail Party JMPP
  30.  Kowa Party KP
  31.  Labour Party LP
  32.  Legacy Party of Nigeria LPN
  33.  Mass Action Joint Alliance MAJA
  34.  Modern Democratic Party MDP
  35.  MASSES MOVEMENT OF NIGERIA MMN
  36.  Mega Progressive Peoples Party MPPP
  37.  NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL NAC
  38.  National Conscience Party NCP
  39.  Nigeria Democratic Congress Party NDCP
  40.  NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LIBERTY PARTY NDLP
  41. NIGERIA ELEMENTS PROGRESSIVE PARTY NEPP
  42. New Generation Party of Nigeria NGP
  43.  National Interest Party NIP
  44. New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP
  45. NIGERIA PEOPLES CONGRESS NPC
  46. New Progressive Movement NPM
  47. National Rescue Movement NRM
  48. NATIONAL UNITY PARTY NUP
  49. People’s Alliance for National Development & Liberty PANDEL
  50. People For Democratic Change PDC
  51. Peoples Democratic Movement PDM
  52. Peoples Democratic Party PDP
  53. Progressive Peoples Alliance PPA
  54.  Providence People’s Congress PPC
  55. Peoples Party of Nigeria PPN
  56. PEOPLES PROGRESSIVE PARTY PPP
  57.  PEOPLES REDEMPTION PARTY PRP
  58. People’s Trust PT
  59. Re-build Nigeria Party RBNP
  60. Restoration Party of Nigeria RP
  61. Social Democratic Party SDP
  62. Sustainable National Party SNP
  63. Socialist Party of Nigeria SPN
  64. United Democratic Party UDP
  65. Unity Party of Nigeria UPN
  66. United Progressive Party UPP
  67. YOUNG DEMOCRATIC PARTY YDP
  68. Young Progressive Party YPP
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