The Nigerian political parties are a collective entities that organize competitions for political offices. The members of a political party contest elections under a shared label. Today, we will show with you Nigerian political parties and their chairman.
Presently, we have got more than 90 political parties in Nigeria which any political candidate can choose to be voted for during an election. The current Nigerian executive president, Muhammaduu Buhari is an APC political party member.
Please continue reading to know all Nigerian political parties that have been formed since the Nigerian independence till date (1960 to 2022) and their chairman.
18 registered political parties in Nigeria (2022)
The name and acronym of all 18 registered political parties in Nigeria in 2022 are shown in tabular form below:
# | Party Name | Party Acronym |
---|---|---|
1 | Labour Party | LP |
2 | National Rescue Movement | NRM |
3 | New Nigeria Peoples Party | NNPP |
4 | Peoples Democratic Party | PDP |
5 | Peoples Redemption Party | PRP |
6 | Social Democratic Party | SDP |
7 | Young Progressive Party | YPP |
8 | Zenith Labour Party | ZLP |
9 | Accord | A |
10 | Action Alliance | AA |
11 | Action Democratic Party | ADP |
12 | Action Peoples Party | APP |
13 | African Action Congress | AAC |
14 | African Democratic Congress | ADC |
15 | All Progressives Congress | APC |
16 | All Progressives Grand Alliance | APGA |
17 | Allied Peoples Movement | APM |
18 | Boot Party | BP |
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List of all political parties in Nigeria and their chairman
The list of all registered political parties in Nigeria in 2022 and their chairman are discussed below:
Party Name | Party Chairman |
---|---|
Labour Party | Alh. Abdukadir Abdulsalam (Baraden Paiko) |
National Rescue Movement | Sen. Saidu Muhammed Dansadau |
New Nigeria Peoples Party | Dr. B.O Aniebonam |
Peoples Democratic Party | Iyorchia Ayu |
Peoples Redemption Party | Alhaji Falalu Bello |
Social Democratic Party | Dr. Olu Agunloye |
Young Progressive Party | Comrade Bishop Amakiri |
Zenith Labour Party | Chief. Dan Nwanyanwu |
Accord | Hon. Mohammad Lawal Nalado |
Action Alliance | HON. ADEKUNLE RUFAI OMOAJE |
Action Democratic Party | Engr. Yabayi V. Sani |
Action Peoples Party | Uchenna Nnadi |
African Action Congress | Sowore Omoyele |
African Democratic Congress | Chief Ralph Okey Nwosu |
All Progressives Congress | Mai Mala Buni |
All Progressives Grand Alliance | Dr. Victor Ikechukwu Oye |
Allied Peoples Movement | Yusuf Mamman Dantalle |
Boot Party | ADENUGA SUNDAY |
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List of all Nigerian political parties since independence
The list of all Nigerian political parties which were formed after the Nigerian gain an independence (1960) till this year, 2022 are as follows:
- Aboki Wawa Arewa Movement (AWAM)
- Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP)
- Action Peoples Party (APP)
- Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)
- Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA)
- African Action Congress (AAC)
- African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- African Renaissance Party [ARP]
- All Blended Party (ABP)
- All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM)
- All People’s Party (APP)
- Alliance for Democracy (AD)
- Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN)
- Because Of Our Tomorrow [BOOT Party]
- Conscience People’s Congress [CPC]
- Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN)
- Citizens Popular Party (CPP)
- Democratic Alternative (DA)
- Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM)
- Grassroot Patriotic Party (GPP)
- Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)
- KOWA Party (KP)
- Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
- Mega People Political Party
- Movement of the People Party (MOP)
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- National Rescue Movement (NRM)
- National Interest Party (NIP)
- New Democrats (ND)
- New Generations Party of Nigeria (NGP)
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
- Nigeria For Democracy (NFD)
- Nigeria Poor People Party (NPPP)
- People Progressive Party (PPP)
- People’s Salvation Party (PSP)
- Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
- Restoration Party of Nigeria (RP)
- Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP)
- Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN)
- United Nigeria People’s Party (UNPP)
- United Progressive Party (UPP)
- Young Democratic Party (YDP)
- Youth Party (YP)
- Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
- 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)
- National Republican Convention (NRC)
- Social Democratic Party (SDP)
- 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)
- Action Group (AG)
- Borno Youth Movement (BYM)
- Convention People’s Party of Nigeria and the Cameroons
- 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).
Conclusion
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