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PARTIES

Registered political parties competing in the 2027 Nigerian general elections

Party registration status changes through INEC updates and court orders. Verify against INEC's current political-party pages. INEC party list

ABOUT

CURRENT INEC PARTY LIST
18 PARTIES WON SEATS in 2023 National Assembly

MAJOR PARTIES

APC
All Progressives Congress

Ruling party since 2015, centre-right.

Current 2027 field

Bola Ahmed Tinubu - reported APC nominee / incumbent re-election bid.

PDP
Peoples Democratic Party

Former ruling party, dominant from 1999 to 2015; 2023 presidential candidate was Atiku Abubakar.

Current 2027 field

Goodluck Jonathan - reported by one PDP faction; Sandy Onor - reported by a Wike-backed PDP faction.

LP
Labour Party

Third-force breakout in 2023, when Peter Obi won about a quarter of the national vote.

Current 2027 field

Prince Kennedy Ahanotu - reported by the Julius Abure LP faction; Chibuzo Okereke - reported by the Nenadi Usman LP faction.

NNPP
New Nigeria Peoples Party

Fourth-largest 2023 presidential vote share; Rabiu Kwankwaso was the 2023 presidential candidate.

Current 2027 field

No current NNPP presidential candidate is tracked in the reviewed 2027 sources. Kwankwaso is tracked under NDC reports.

ADC
African Democratic Congress

Registered national party; became the vehicle for a 2027 opposition coalition.

Current 2027 field

Atiku Abubakar, Dumebi Kachikwu, Chris Uba, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai are all tracked through ADC faction/aspirant reporting.

SDP
Social Democratic Party

Historic party revived; fielded candidates across 2023 elections.

Current 2027 field

Adewole Adebayo - reported SDP ticket; Abimbola Akeem Atanda - reported by another SDP faction.

NDP
National Democratic Party

Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.

Current 2027 field

No presidential aspirant was found in the reviewed 2027 tracker sources.

NDC
Nigeria Democratic Congress

Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.

Current 2027 field

Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are tracked in NDC-related 2027 reporting.

DLA
Democratic Leadership Alliance

Listed by INEC in 2026 political-party updates.

Current 2027 field

No presidential aspirant was found in the reviewed 2027 tracker sources.

2027 PRESIDENTIAL FIELD

Tracked names from current election reporting. Some entries are factional or aspirant-stage reports, not final INEC ballot certification.

Reported nomineeAspirantFactional claimReport disputed
APCReported nominee
Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Reported as APC nominee / incumbent re-election bid.

PDPFactional/report disputed
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Reported by a Turaki-backed PDP faction; another tracker marks the run as speculative/not formally expressed.

PDPFactional claim
Sandy Onor

Reported by a Wike-backed PDP faction.

ADCFactional nominee
Atiku Abubakar

Reported under a David Mark-led ADC faction.

ADCFactional candidate
Dumebi Kachikwu

Reported as leading another ADC faction.

ADCFactional candidate
Chris Uba

Reported by a Bala Gombe ADC faction.

ADCAspirant
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi

Tracked as an ADC aspirant.

ADCAspirant
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

Tracked as an ADC aspirant.

AACCandidate / aspirant
Omoyele Sowore

Reported under African Action Congress.

SDPReported nominee
Adewole Adebayo

Reported as having secured the SDP ticket.

SDPFactional claim
Abimbola Akeem Atanda

Reported under a Shehu Gabam-led SDP faction.

NDCReported candidate
Peter Obi

BBC Pidgin reports that Nigeria Democratic Congress confirmed him as its presidential candidate.

NDCAspirant / running-mate report
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso

Tracked as NDC aspirant; separately reported as Peter Obi running mate.

APMReported candidate
Seyi Makinde

Reported under Allied Peoples Movement.

ADPReported candidate
Aliyu Bin Abbas

Reported under Action Democratic Party.

LPFactional candidate
Prince Kennedy Ahanotu

BBC Pidgin reports him as the Julius Abure LP faction candidate.

LPFactional candidate
Chibuzo Okereke

Reported under the Nenadi Usman LP faction.

AccordReported candidate
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim

Reported under Accord.

PRPReported nominee
Donald Duke

Reported under Peoples Redemption Party.

This is a tracker of reported names, factions, and aspirants. Confirm final candidates against INEC after party nomination forms close. NGElections 2027 tracker

2023 PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS

CANDIDATEPARTYVOTES%
Bola TinubuAPC8,794,72636.6%
Atiku AbubakarPDP6,984,52029.1%
Peter ObiLP6,101,53325.4%
Rabiu KwankwasoNNPP1,496,6876.2%

Results should be cross-checked against INEC result portals and official result documents. INEC IReV

HOW PARTIES ARE REGISTERED

1
APPLY TO INEC

Submit a formal application for registration to the Independent National Electoral Commission.

2
PROVIDE CONSTITUTION

Submit the party constitution and manifesto to INEC for review.

3
DEMONSTRATE SPREAD

Show evidence of national reach — a minimum of the FCT plus 24 states.

4
FOLLOW INEC REQUIREMENTS

Use the current INEC political-party forms and published requirements for the application cycle.

5
PROVISIONAL LISTING

INEC publishes a provisional party list. A 21-day public objection window opens.

6
CERTIFICATE ISSUED

After the objection period closes with no disqualifying issues, INEC issues a certificate of registration.

INDEPENDENTS

INEC voter education states that a person can only put themselves forward as a candidate through party sponsorship. Treat independent candidacy as unavailable for ordinary general-election contests unless the law changes.

The RUN page covers candidacy rules in detail.

RELATED NEWS

Daily Post / Election Updates / 13 Aug 20262027 Polls: PDP, APC bicker over alleged procurement of PVCs to rig electionsDaily Post / Election Updates / 09 Aug 20262027: INEC extends submission of governorship, State Assembly candidatesDaily Post / Election Updates / 07 Aug 20262027: APC completes 100% upload of governorship, State Assembly candidates to INEC portal

SOURCES

INEC — registered political parties listsource: inecnigeria.org›NGElections - 2027 presidential trackersource: ngelections.com›Punch - 2027 presidential candidates and partiessource: punchng.com›BBC Pidgin - 2027 presidential race explainersource: bbc.com/pidgin›INEC - party regulations and Electoral Act 2026source: inecnigeria.org›National Assembly - Electoral Bill 2026 passagesource: naltf.gov.ng›INEC IReV — 2023 official results portalsource: inecelectionresults.ng›YIAGA Africa — election data and observationsource: yiaga.org›

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