Political Parties in Nigeria

 1 & 3. Nigeria has a multi-party system

• 1.  Alliance for Democracy (AD)
• 2. All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP)***
• 3. All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
• 4. All Peoples Liberation Party (APLP)
• 5. African Renaissance Party (ARP)
• 6. Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)
• 7. Community Party of Nigeria (CPN)
• 8. The Democratic Alternative (DA)
• 9. The Green Party of Nigeria (GPN)
• 10. Justice Party (JP)
• 11. Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria (LDPN)
• 12. Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ)
• 13. Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
• 14. National Action Council (NAC)
• 15. Nigeria Advance Party (NAP)
• 16. National Conscience Party (NCP)
• 17. New Democrats (ND)
• 18. National Democratic Party (NDP)
• 19. National Mass Movement of Nigeria (NMMN)
• 20. New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
• 21. Nigerian Peoples Party (NPC)
• 22. National Reformation Party (NRP)
• 23. Progressive Action Congress (PAC)
• 24. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)***
• 25. Peoples Mandate Party (PMP)
• 26. Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
• 27. Party for Social Democracy (PSD)
• 28. Peoples Salvation Party (PSP)
• 29. United Democratic Party (UDP)
• 30. United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP)

2.

•  Nigeria has a federal republic government, which is a federation of states with a democratic form of government. 
• The separation of powers is based on the United States' system. 
• The executive power is exercised by the president, who is the head of state, the head of government, and the head of the multi-party system. 
• There is a legislative branch (The National Assembly)- a Senate and House of Representatives.

4. The People's Democratic Party has a ⅔ majority rule over the National Assembly.

5. In Nigeria parties are officially recognized by the government. The political parties are usually formed from parts of other parties.

6. Most of the issues addressed by Nigerian parties are related to social and political problems. Economic government regulation, welfare, revenue distribution, and same sex marriage are all important present issues debated by the parties.