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Political parties
Nigeria — 56 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | two political parties established by the government in 1989--Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) |
| 1990 | the pro-Communist underground consists of a small fraction of the Nigerian left; leftist leaders are prominent in the country's central labor organization but have little influence on government |
| 1991 | two political parties established by the government in 1989--Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) |
| 1991 | the pro-Communist underground consists of a small fraction of the Nigerian left; leftist leaders are prominent in the country's central labor organization but have little influence on the government |
| 1992 | two political parties established by the government in 1989 - Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) |
| 1992 | the pro-Communist underground consists of a small fraction of the Nigerian left; leftist leaders are prominent in the country's central labor organization but have little influence on the government |
| 1993 | Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Baba Gana KINGIBE, chairman; National Republican Convention (NRC), Chief Tom IKIMI, chairman note: these are the only two political parties, and they were established by the government in 1989 |
| 1994 | note: two political party system suspended after the coup of 17 November 1993 |
| 1995 | note: two political party system suspended after the coup of 17 November 1993 |
| 1996 | note: political party system suspended after the military takeover of 17 November 1993; the military regime has made successive promises to allow political parties to register at various times in 1996 |
| 1997 | political party system, which was suspended after the military takeover of 17 November 1993, was reestablished by the Provisional Ruling Council on 30 September 1996 with the registration of five of 15 competing political parties; these were the United Nigeria Congress Party or UNCP [Isa MOHAMMED, chairman]; National Center Party of Nigeria or NCPN [Magaji ABDULLAH, chairman]; Grassroots Democratic Movement or GDM [Gambo LAWAR, chairman]; Comittee for National Consensus or CNC [Abel UBEKU, chair |
| 1998 | political party system, which was suspended after the military takeover of 17 November 1993, was reestablished by the Provisional Ruling Council on 30 September 1996 with the registration of five of 15 competing political parties; these were the United Nigeria Congress Party or UNCP [Isa MOHAMMED, chairman]; National Center Party of Nigeria or NCPN [Magaji ABDULLAHI, chairman]; Grassroots Democratic Movement or GDM [Alhaji Gambo LAWAN, chairman]; Committee for National Consensus or CNC [Barnabas |
| 1999 | political parties, suppressed by the military government, were allowed to form in July 1998; three parties were registered by the Provisional Ruling Council for participation in local, state and national elections; All People's |
| 2000 | All People's Party or APP [Alhaji Yusuf ALI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Yusuf MAMMAN]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Barnabas GEMADE] |
| 2001 | All People's Party or APP [Alhaji Yusuf ALI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [contested between Yusuf MAMMAN and Alhasi Adamu ABDULKADIR]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Barnabas GEMADE] |
| 2001 | NA |
| 2002 | All People's Party or APP [leader NA]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji Adamu ABDULKADIR]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Audu OGBEH] |
| 2002 | NA |
| 2003 | Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji Adamu ABDULKADIR]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Chekwas OKORIE]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Audu OGBEH]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Saleh JAMBO] |
| 2003 | Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC [Adams OSHIOMOLE] |
| 2004 | Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji Adamu ABDULKADIR]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Chekwas OKORIE]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Audu OGBEH]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Saleh JAMBO] |
| 2004 | Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC [Adams OSHIOMOLE] |
| 2005 | Alliance for Democracy or AD [Alhaji Adamu ABDULKADIR]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Chekwas OKORIE]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Dr. Ahmadu ALI]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [Saleh JAMBO] |
| 2005 | Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force or NDPVF [Mujahid Dokubo ASARI]; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC [Adams OSHIOMOLE] |
| 2006 | Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Don ETIEBET]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [disputed leadership]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Dr. Ahmadu ALI]; Peoples Redemption Party or PRP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Peoples Salvation Party or PSP [Lawal MAITURARE]; United Nigeria Peoples Party or UNPP [disputed leadership] |
| 2006 | NA |
| 2007 | Action Congress or AC [Bisi AKANDE]; Advanced Congress of Democrats or ACD [Alex ANIELO]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Alh Modu SHERIF]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Democratic People's Party or DPP [Umara AHMED]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Movement for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy or MRDD [Mohammed Gambo JIMETA]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples Democratic |
| 2007 | NA |
| 2008 | Accord Party [Ikra Aliyu BILBIS]; Action Congress or AC [Hassan ZUMI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Edwin UME-EZEOKE]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Democratic People's Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Labor Party [Dan NWANYANWU]; Movement for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy or MRDD [Mohammed Gambo JIMETA]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peopl |
| 2008 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the Press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2009 | Accord Party [Ikra Aliyu BILBIS]; Action Congress or AC [Hassan ZUMI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; All Nigeria Peoples' Party or ANPP [Edwin UME-EZEOKE]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Democratic People's Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Labor Party [Dan NWANYANWU]; Movement for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy or MRDD [Mohammed Gambo JIMETA]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peopl |
| 2009 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the Press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2010 | Accord Party [Augustine MAZIE, acting]; Action Congress or AC [Bisi AKANDE]; All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Edwin UME-EZEOKE]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; Conference of Nigerian Political Parities or CNPP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Labor Party [Dan NWANYANWU]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Aliyu Habu FARI]; Peoples De |
| 2010 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2011 | Accord Party [Augustine MAZIE, acting]; Action Congress of Nigeria or ACN [Bisi AKANDE]; All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Ogbonnaya ONU]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Alliance for Democracy or AD [Mojisoluwa AKINFENWA]; Conference of Nigerian Political Parities or CNPP [Abdulkadir Balarabe MUSA]; Congress for Progressive Change or CPC; Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Fresh Democratic Party [Chris OKOTIE]; Labor Party [Dan NWANYANWU]; National Demo |
| 2011 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2012 | Accord Party [Mohammad Lawal MALADO]; Action Congress of Nigeria or ACN [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE]; All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Ogbonnaya C. ONU]; All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH]; Congress for Progressive Change or CPC [Tony MOMOH]; Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI]; Labor Party [Umar MUSTAPHA]; Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Bamanga TUKUR] |
| 2012 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU; Campaign for Democracy or CD; Civil Liberties Organization or CLO; Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR; Constitutional Right Project or CRP; Human Right Africa; National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL; National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS; Nigerian Bar Association or NBA; Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC; Nigerian Medical Association or NMA; the press; Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2013 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] Action Congress of Nigeria or ACN [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE] All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Ogbonnaya C. ONU] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] Congress for Progressive Change or CPC [Tony MOMOH] Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Jeremiah USENI] Labor Party [Umar MUSTAPHA] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Bamanga TUKUR] |
| 2013 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU Campaign for Democracy or CD Civil Liberties Organization or CLO Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR Constitutional Right Project or CRP Human Right Africa National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS Nigerian Bar Association or NBA Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC Nigerian Medical Association or NMA the press Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2014 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] Action Congress of Nigeria or ACN [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE] All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Ogbonnaya C. ONU] All Progressives Congress [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE, acting] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] Congress for Progressive Change or CPC [Tony MOMOH] Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] Labor Party [Chief Dan NWANYANWU] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Adamu MU'AZU] |
| 2014 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU Campaign for Democracy or CD Civil Liberties Organization or CLO Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR Constitutional Right Project or CRP Human Right Africa National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS Nigerian Bar Association or NBA Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC Nigerian Medical Association or NMA the press Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD |
| 2015 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] | Action Congress of Nigeria or ACN [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE] | All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP [Ogbonnaya C. ONU] | All Progressives Congress [Adebisi Bamidele AKANDE, acting] | All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] | Congress for Progressive Change or CPC [Tony MOMOH] | Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] | Labor Party or LP [Chief Dan NWANYANWU] | Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Adamu MU'AZU] |
| 2015 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU | Campaign for Democracy or CD | Civil Liberties Organization or CLO | Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR | Constitutional Right Project or CRP | Human Right Africa | National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL | National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS | Nigerian Bar Association or NBA | Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC | Nigerian Medical Association or NMA | Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD | other: the press |
| 2016 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] | All Progressives Congress or APC [John Odigie OYEGUN] | All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] | Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] | Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] | Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Ahmed MAKARFI] |
| 2016 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU | Campaign for Democracy or CD | Civil Liberties Organization or CLO | Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR | Constitutional Right Project or CRP | Human Right Africa | National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL | National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS | Nigerian Bar Association or NBA | Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC | Nigerian Medical Association or NMA | Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD | other: the press |
| 2017 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] | All Progressives Congress or APC [John Odigie OYEGUN] | All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] | Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] | Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] | Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Ali Modu SHERIFF] |
| 2017 | Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU | Campaign for Democracy or CD | Civil Liberties Organization or CLO | Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR | Constitutional Right Project or CRP | Human Right Africa | National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL | National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS | Nigerian Bar Association or NBA | Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC | Nigerian Medical Association or NMA | Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD | other: media |
| 2018 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] All Progressives Congress or APC [John Odigie OYEGUN] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Ali Modu SHERIFF] |
| 2019 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] All Progressives Congress or APC [Adams OSHIOMHOLE] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor Ike OYE] Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Uche SECONDUS] Young Progressive Party or YPP [Kingsley MOGHALU] |
| 2020 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] All Progressives Congress or APC [Adams OSHIOMHOLE] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor Ike OYE] Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Uche SECONDUS] Young Progressive Party or YPP [Kingsley MOGHALU] |
| 2021 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) [Ralph Okey NWOSU] All Progressives Congress or APC [Mai Mala BUNI, caretaker] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor Ike OYE] Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Iyourchia AYU] Young Progressive Party or YPP [Olufemi FOLAYAN] |
| 2022 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] Africa Democratic Congress or ADC [Ralph Okey NWOSU] All Progressives Congress or APC [ Abdullahi ADAMU ] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor Ike OYE] Labor Party or LP [Julius ABURE] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Iyourchia AYU] Young Progressive Party or YPP [Bishop AMAKIRI] |
| 2023 | Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] Africa Democratic Congress or ADC [Ralph Okey NWOSU] All Progressives Congress or APC [ Abdullahi ADAMU ] All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor Ike OYE] Labor Party or LP [Julius ABURE] Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Iyourchia AYU] Young Progressive Party or YPP [Bishop AMAKIRI] |
| 2024 | Accord Party or ACC Africa Democratic Congress or ADC All Progressives Congress or APC All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA Labor Party or LP New Nigeria People s Party or NNPP Peoples Democratic Party or PDP Young Progressive Party or YPP |
| 2025 | Accord Party or ACC Africa Democratic Congress or ADC All Progressives Congress or APC All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA Labor Party or LP New Nigeria People s Party or NNPP Peoples Democratic Party or PDP Young Progressive Party or YPP |