List of political parties in Nigeria

This page lists the political parties in Nigeria. Nigeria has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Chisomcratic Congress

Fourth Republic (1999-present)

• Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)
• Alliance for Democracy (AD)
• All Progressives Congress (APC)
• African Democratic Congress (ADC)
• All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
• All People's Party (APP)
• African Renaissance Party [ARP]
• Conscience People's Congress [CPC]
• Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN)
• Citizens Popular Party (CPP)
• Democratic Alternative (DA)
• People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) (PDP)
• 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)
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• Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP)
• Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN)
• Social Democratic Party (SDP)
• United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
• United Progressive Party (UPP)
• Mega People Political Party

Political parties (1996-1998)

• National Democratic Coalition (NADECO)
• 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 Independence Party (NIP)
• 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)

See also

• Politics of Nigeria
• List of political parties by country