Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday released the list of 110 political associations applying for registration as political parties.
Among the associations are the Obidient Peoples Party (OPP), led by Barry Avotu Johnson as protem national chairman, and Progressive Obidients Party (POP), both of which are linked to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Also on the list is the Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA), a political group believed to comprise members of the anti-Tinubu coalition.
They include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers state Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai, the convener of the League of Northern Democrats, Dr Umar Ardo and a host of others.
Announcing this at the second consultative meeting with the media executives at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu said the electoral management body was diligently processing letters of intent from the associations.
He added that the commission would process the applications in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as its Regulations and Guidelines.
Yakubu said: “As at Monday, 23rd June, 2025, the Commission has received letters of intent from 110 associations that wish to register as political parties. We are diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as our Regulations and Guidelines.
“We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week. For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website.
“Meanwhile, the Commission is today releasing the full list of the 110 associations seeking registration as political parties indicating their proposed names, acronyms, addresses and the names of their protem chairmen and secretaries.
“For transparency and public information, the list will be uploaded to our website and social media platforms shortly while hard copies are included in your folders for this meeting”.
The INEC boss dispelled partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission was equivocating on the creation of new parties in a manner that compromised its independence.
“Clearly, one of the topical issues on election administration in our country today is the status of the letters of intent we received from associations seeking registration as political parties amidst partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission is equivocating on the matter in a manner that compromises our independence.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Nigerians may recall that the same unfounded accusation was made under similar circumstances in 2013 that the Commission was not keen on the proposed merger of political parties because INEC had “merged with the ruling party” at the time.
While speaking on the agenda that topped Wednesday’s meeting, Professor Yakubu said “Today’s meeting is holding in the middle of two electoral activities. First is the conduct of primaries for the Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which, by our Timetable and Schedule of Activities, ends on Monday 30th June 2025.
“As you are aware, the election will be held in 68 constituencies made up of Chairmen and their Deputies for the six Area Councils, namely Abaji, the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje and Kwali as well as 62 Wards drawn on the basis of 10 Wards for each Area Council, except AMAC which has 12 Wards on account of its population. The full delimitation details for the FCT are available on our website.
“The second electoral activity is the forthcoming Anambra state governorship election. Again, as you are already aware, campaign in public by political parties commenced exactly two weeks ago on 11th June 2025 and will continue until midnight of Thursday 6th November 2025 i.e. 24 hours prior to Election Day.
“The Commission will continue to update you on these and other electoral activities. I urge you to monitor these activities. At the same time, I wish to appeal to you to promptly upload your applications for accreditation of media personnel for the Anambra state governorship election holding on Saturday 8th November 2025 as soon as the portal opens so that we can process and deliver your accreditation tags well ahead of the election,” Yakubu said.
…On bye-elections, others
On arrangements to conduct outstanding bye-elections, Yakubu said: “I cannot conclude my remarks without briefing you on the conduct of outstanding bye-elections and the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
“I am glad to announce that the Commission is now in a position to conduct the bye-elections and to resume the nationwide CVR. The Commission met yesterday (Tuesday) and we are finalising the details of the two activities which will be made public in the next 24 hours. As usual we look forward to your support.”
Full list of the political associations seeking INEC registration
1. Key of Freedom Party
2. Absolute Congress
3. All Grassroots Party
4. Congress Action Party
5. United Social Democrats Party
6. National Action Congress Party
7. Great Alliance Party
8. New Nigeria Congress
9. United Peoples Victory Party
10. Allied Conservative Congress
11. Peoples Freedom Party
12. All Nigerians’ Party
13. Abundant Social Party
14. Citizens Party of Nigeria
15. National Freedom Party
16. Patriots Party
17. Movement of the People
18. Peoples National Congress
19. African Union Congress
20. Alliance of Patriots
21. Socialist Equality Party
22. About Nigeria Party
23. African Reformation Party
24. Accelerated African Development Association
25. Obidient Peoples Party
26. Zonal Rescue Movement
27. Zuma Reform
28. Party for Socialist Transformation
29. Liberation People’s Party
30. Progressive Obedients Party
31. Great Nigeria Party
32. National Youth Alliance
33. National Reform Party
34. Patriotic Congress Party
35. Community Alliance Party
36. Grassroot Alliance Party
37. Advance Nigeria Congress
38. All Nigerians Alliance
39. Team New Nigeria
40. All Labour’s Party
41. New Green Generation Coalition Party
42. New Green Congress
43. New Green Coalition Party
44. About All (Nigerian)
45. Nigerian Liberty Movement
46. National Democratic Party
47. Citizen United Congress
48. All Gender Party
49. Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigeria
50. Village Intelligence Party
51. Great Transformation Party
52. Alliance Social Party
53. Nigeria Democratic Alliance
54. New National Democratic Party
55. Obedients Peoples Party (duplicate name – possibly error or variation)
56. Nourish Democratic People’s Congress
57. All Youth Reclaim Party
58. LA RIBA Multipurpose Cooperative Society
59. Alliance Youth Party of Nigeria
60. The True Democrats
61. Democratic Peoples Congress
62. National Democratic Movement
63. Economic Liberation Party
64. Grassroot Ambassador’s Party
65. All For All Congress
66. People Democratic Alliance
67. United National Youths Party of Nigeria
68. Peoples Liberation Party
69. Democratic Union for Progress
70. Citizen Democratic Alliance
71. African Action Group
72. Patriots Alliance Network
73. Democratic Leadership Party
74. Pink Political Party
75. Young Motivation & Awareness for Development Forum
76. Access Party
77. Youth Progressive Empowerment Initiative
78. Grassroot Ambassadors’ Party
79. Republican Party of Nigeria
80. Sceptre Influence Party
81. Young Democratic Congress
82. Patriotic Nigerians Party
83. Far-Right Party
84. Democratic People’s Party
85. United Citizens Congress
86. Reset Nigeria
87. New Nigeria Democratic Party
88. Save Nigeria People Party
89. Above All
90. Alliance for Youth and Women Party
91. Rebuild Nigeria Group
92. Citizen Progressive Party
93. Good Guardian Party
94. Abiding Greatness Party
95. Patriotic Peoples’ Party
96. Development & Freedom Party
97. Peace, Unity & Prosperity Culture
98. The Populist Party
99. New Nigeria Leadership Party
100. All Allies Alliance
101. National Action Network
102. Coalition for Nigerian Democrats
103. Republican Party of Nigeria (appears twice – possibly same group or variant)
104. Abundance Africa Alliance
105. Freewill Humanitarian Party
106. Peoples Emancipation Party
107. Peoples Liberation Congress Party
108. Peoples Democratic Congress
109. All Democratic Alliance
110. Advanced Democratic Alliance (ADA)