NIGERIA - POLITICAL PARTIES. Nigeria has a multi-party system with sometimes two or three stronger parties and a third party that is electorally successful. A list of the registered and officially recognized political parties at various times in Nigeria’s political history is as follows: (2013-present) All Progressives Congress (APC) Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) Alliance for Democracy (AD) African Democratic Congress (ADC) All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) All Peoples Party (APP) African Renaissance Party (ARP) Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN) Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Democratic Alternative (DA) Democratic Peoples Party (Nigeria) (DPP) 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) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) People Progressive Party (PPP) Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Peoples Salvation Party (PSP) Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Socialist Workers League (SWL) United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) United Progressive Party (UPP) Fourth Republic (1999-2013) Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD) Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Alliance for Democracy (AD) African Democratic Congress (ADC) All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) All Peoples Party (APP) African Renaissance Party (ARP) Conscience Peoples Congress (CPC) Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN) Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Democratic Alternative (DA) Democratic Peoples Party (Nigeria) (DPP) 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) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) People Progressive Party (PPP) Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Peoples Salvation Party (PSP) Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Socialist Workers League (SWL) United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) United Progressive Party (UPP) Political Parties (1996-1998) 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 Peoples Party (NPP) Peoples 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 Peoples Party (KPP) Lagos State United Front (LSUF) Mabolaje Grand Alliance (MGA) Midwest Democratic Front (MDF) 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 Peoples Congress (NPC) Northern Progressive Front (NPF) Republican Party (RP) United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC) United National Independence Party (UNIP) Zamfara Commoners Party (ZCP) INEC INEC is the permanent body created by the constitution to organize federal and state elections in Nigeria. In the last elections, 63 political parties participated and were expected to win at least one seat in the National Assembly or State Houses of Assembly or risk deregistration. Results of the elections showed that only 10 parties fulfilled the requirement. They include the People Democratic Party (PDP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), All Nigeria People Party (ANPP), Labour Party (LP), Progressive People Alliance (PPA), Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Accord Party (AP), Democratic People Party (DPP) and KOWA Party. The 63 Registered Political Parties of Nigeria S/N PARTY ACRONYM 1 Accord A 2 Action Congress AC 3 Action Alliance AA 4 Action Party of Nigeria APN 5 Advanced Congress of Democrats ACD 6 African Democratic Congress ADC 7 African Liberation Party ALP 8 African Political System APS 9 African Renaissance Party ARP 10 All Nigeria People Party ANPP 11 All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA 12 Alliance for Democracy AD 13 Allied Congress Party of Nigeria ACPN 14 Better Nigeria Progressive Party BNPP 15 Change Advocacy Party CAP 16 Citizens Popular Party CPP 17 Community Party of Nigeria CPN 18 Congress for Democratic Change CDC 19 Congress for Progressive Change CPC 20 Democratic Alternative DA 21 Democratic Front for Peoples Federation DFPF 22 Democratic People Alliance DPA 23 Democratic People Party DPP 24 Freedom Party of Nigeria FPN 25 Fresh Democratic Party FRESH 26 Hope Democratic Party HDP 27 Justice Party JP 28 Kowa Party KP 29 Labour Party LP 30 Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria LDPN 31 Masses Movement of Nigeria MMN 32 Mega Progressive People Party MPPP 33 Movement for Democracy and Justice MDJ 34 Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy MRDD 35 National Action Council NAC 36 National Conscience Party NCP 37 National Democratic Liberty Party NDLP 38 National Democratic Party NDP 39 National Majority Democratic Party NMDP 40 National Movement of Progressive Party NMPP 41 National Reformation Party NRP 42 National Solidarity Democratic Party NSDP 43 National Transformation Party NTP 44 National Unity Party NUP 45 New Democrats ND 46 New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP 47 Nigeria Advance Party NAP 48 Nigeria Elements Progressive Party NEPP 49 Nigeria Peoples Congress NPC 50 Peoples for Democratic Change PDC 51 Peoples Democratic Party PDP 52 Peoples Mandate Party PMP 53 Peoples Party of Nigeria PPN 54 Peoples Progressive Party PPP 55 Peoples Redemption Party PRP 56 Peoples Salvation Party PSP 57 Progressive Action Congress PAC 58 Progressive People Alliance PPA 59 Republican Party of Nigeria RPN 60 Social Democratic Mega Party SDMP 61 United Democratic Party UDP 62 United National Party for Development UNPD 63 United Nigeria Peoples Party UNPP
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:25:28 +0000
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