The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two additional political parties, raising the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21. INEC Chairperson, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced this on Thursday during the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties for the year. He said the newly registered parties are the Democratic …
INEC Registers 2 New Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two additional political parties, raising the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21.
INEC Chairperson, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced this on Thursday during the commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties for the year.
He said the newly registered parties are the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to Prof. Amupitan, the commission approved the registration of the DLA after it successfully met all constitutional and legal requirements. However, the registration of the NDC followed a directive issued by a Federal High Court.
He explained that the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, in Suit No. FHC/LKJ/CS/49/2025 between Barr. Takori Mohammed Sanni & Others v. INEC ordered the commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party.
INEC had earlier received 171 applications from associations seeking registration as political parties. Of these, 157 were disqualified at the initial screening stage, leaving 14 applicants.
Prof. Amupitan disclosed that only eight of the 14 applicants successfully uploaded the required documents on INEC’s dedicated portal.
Lists of Parties with Complete Documents
The parties include the All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA), Abundance Social Party (ASP), African Alliance Party (AAP), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), Green Future Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP), and the Peoples Freedom Party (PFP).
Following further assessment and verification in line with the Constitution and the Electoral Act, only the Democratic Leadership Alliance was found to have fully complied with all legal requirements.
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“As a result, the Commission has decided to register the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) as a political party, effective from February 5, 2025,” he said.
He added that INEC has also decided to comply with the court order directing the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“The Commission has decided to comply with the order, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress is hereby registered as a political party. Certificates of registration will be presented to the two new political parties in due course,” Prof. Amupitan stated.
List of Approved Political Parties
With the latest registrations, Nigeria now has 21 political parties; these include Accord (A), Action Alliance (AA), African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Other political parties are the Action Peoples Party (APP), Boot Party (BP), Labour Party (LP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), Youth Party (YP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Rafiyat Sadiq is a political, justice, and human rights reporter with Pinnacle Daily, known for fearless reporting and impactful storytelling. At Pinnacle Daily, she brings clarity and depth to issues shaping governance, democracy, and the protection of citizens’ rights.
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