List of 18 Registered Political parties in Nigeria
There are 18 registered political parties in Nigeria as approved by INEC for the 2023 general election, as against 91 Political parties in 2019. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to among other things organize elections for various political offices in the country. The functions of INEC as contained in Section 15, Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (As Amended) and Section 2 of the Electoral Act 2010 (As Amended).
List of 18 Registered Political parties in Nigeria: 2023 Election.
S/N | Party Name | Party Acronym |
1. | Accord | A |
2. | Action Alliance | AA |
3. | Action Democratic Party | ADP |
4. | Action Peoples Party | APP |
5. | African Action Congress | AAC |
6. | African Democratic Congress | ADC |
7. | All Progressives Congress | APC |
8. | All Progressives Grand Alliance | APGA |
9. | Allied Peoples Movement | APM |
10. | Boot Party | BP |
11. | Labour Party | LP |
12. | National Rescue Movement | NRM |
13. | New Nigeria Peoples Party | NNPP |
14. | Peoples Democratic Party | PDP |
15. | Peoples Redemption Party | PRP |
16. | Social Democratic Party | SDP |
17. | Young Progressive Party | YPP |
18. | Zenith Labour Party | ZLP |
The 18 registered political parties in Nigeria as approved by INEC are Accord A, Action Alliance AA, Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples Party (APP) African Action Congress(AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives 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 Progressive Party (YPP)and Zenith Labour Party(ZLP)