Political Boom: INEC Receives 110 Fresh Applications for New Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the receipt of 110 fresh applications from associations seeking registration as political parties—a development that could dramatically reshape Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement on Wednesday during a press briefing, stating that the Commission is currently processing the requests in accordance with Nigeria’s Electoral Act and the 2022 INEC Guidelines for Political Parties.
“As of Monday, 23rd June 2025, the Commission has received letters of intent from 110 associations wishing to register as political parties,” Prof. Yakubu disclosed. “We are diligently processing these requests in line with the law and our regulations and guidelines. All but six applications have been acknowledged; the remaining will be acknowledged by week’s end.”
He urged interested groups to consult INEC’s publicly available regulations before applying, and revealed that the full list of applicants—including names, acronyms, and details of party officials—would be uploaded to INEC’s website and social media platforms.
The Full List of Proposed Political Parties
The list of applicants reflects Nigeria’s increasingly diverse and dynamic political environment, featuring parties that span ideological spectrums, youth movements, regional interests, and civic coalitions.
Here is the full list of the 110 associations applying for party registration:
Key of Freedom Party (KFP)
Absolute Congress (ABC)
All Grassroots Party (AGP)
Congress Action Party (CAP)
United Social Democrats (USDP)
National Action Congress Party (NACP)
Great Alliance Party (GAP)
New Nigeria Congress (NNC)
United Peoples Victory Party (UPVP)
Allied Conservative Congress (ACC)
Peoples Freedom Party (PFP)
All Nigerians’ Party (AND)
Abundant Social Party (ASP)
Citizens Party of Nigeria (CPN)
National Freedom Party (NFP)
Patriots Party (PP)
Movement of the People (MOP)
Peoples National Congress (PNC)
African Union Congress (AUC)
Alliance of Patriots (AOP)
Socialist Equality Party (SEP)
About Nigeria Party (ABNP)
African Reformation Party (ARP)
Accelerated African Development Association (AADA)
Obidient Peoples Party (OPP)
Zonal Rescue Movement (ZRM)
Zuma Reform (ZR)
Party for Socialist Transformation (PST)
Liberation People’s Party (LPP)
Progressive Obedients Party (POP)
Great Nigeria Party (GNP)
National Youth Alliance (NYA)
National Reform Party (NRP)
Patriotic Congress Party (PCP)
Community Alliance Party (CAP)
Grassroot Alliance Party (GAP)
Advance Nigeria Congress (ANC)
All Nigerians Alliance (ANA)
Team New Nigeria (TNN)
All Labour’s Party (ALP)
New Green Generation Coalition Party (NGOCP)
New Green Congress (NGC)
New Green Coalition Party (NGCP)
About All (Nigerian)
Nigerian Liberty Movement (NLM)
National Democratic Party (NDP)
Citizen United Congress (CUC)
All Gender Party (AGP)
Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigeria (PUAN)
Village Intelligence Party (VIP)
Great Transformation Party (GTP)
Alliance Social Party
Nigeria Democratic Alliance (NIDA)
New National Democratic Party (NNDP)
Obedients Peoples Party (Duplicate)
Nourish Democratic People’s Congress (NDPC)
All Youth Reclaim Party (AYRP)
LA RIBA Multipurpose Cooperative Society
Alliance Youth Party of Nigeria (AYPN)
The True Democrats (TTD)
Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC)
National Democratic Movement
Economic Liberation Party (ELP)
Grassroot Ambassador’s Party (GAP)
All For All Congress (AFAC)
People Democratic Alliance (PDA)
United National Youths Party of Nigeria
Peoples Liberation Party (PLP)
Democratic Union for Progress (DUP)
Citizen Democratic Alliance (CDA)
African Action Group (AAG)
Patriots Alliance Network (PAN)
Democratic Leadership Party (DLP)
Pink Political Party (PPP)
Young Motivation & Awareness for Development Forum
Access Party (AP)
Youth Progressive Empowerment Initiative (YPEI)
Grassroot Ambassadors’ Party (GRAP)
Republican Party of Nigeria
Sceptre Influence Party (SIP)
Young Democratic Congress (YDC)
Patriotic Nigerians Party (PNP)
Far-Right Party
Democratic People’s Party (DPP)
United Citizens Congress (UCC)
Reset Nigeria (RN)
New Nigeria Democratic Party
Save Nigeria People Party (SNPP)
Above All (AA)
Alliance for Youth and Women Party (AYWP)
Rebuild Nigeria Group (RNG)
Citizen Progressive Party (CPP)
Good Guardian Party (CG PARTY)
Abiding Greatness Party (AGP)
Patriotic Peoples’ Party (PPP)
Development & Freedom Party (DFP)
Peace, Unity & Prosperity Culture (PUP Culture)
The Populist Party (Party P)
New Nigeria Leadership Party (NNLP)
All Allies Alliance
National Action Network (NAN)
Coalition for Nigerian Democrats (CND)
Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN)
Abundance Africa Alliance (AAA)
Freewill Humanitarian Party (FHP)
Peoples Emancipation Party (PEP)
Peoples Liberation Congress Party (PLPC)
Peoples Democratic Congress (PDC)
All Democratic Alliance (ADA)
Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA)
Implications for Nigeria’s Political Future
Political analysts say the explosion of interest in party formation may reflect growing discontent with Nigeria’s traditional political parties, especially the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The rise of ideologically branded parties such as the Obidient Peoples Party, Socialist Equality Party, and Patriotic Nigerians Party suggests a groundswell of political energy among civil society, youth activists, and reform-minded citizens.
Yet questions remain about the viability of these emerging groups. Nigeria’s electoral system has struggled with party proliferation in the past, leading to INEC’s de-registration of 74 parties in 2020 due to poor electoral performance.
For now, the Commission’s move signals a reinvigorated democratic space—one where new voices may yet redefine the national narrative ahead of 2027.
