presidential Candidate 2023 and their Parties

As we approach the 2023 general election in Nigeria, it is common knowledge that the number of registered political parties has reduced to 18, down from 91 in 2019. After much contention in the parties’ primaries, the candidates who emerged victorious have been announced. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is constitutionally mandated to organize elections for political offices in Nigeria. INEC’s duties are outlined in Section 15, Part 1 of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Section 2 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).

Full List of Presidential Candidates and their Parties 2023.

S/N	Party Name	Party Acronym	Presidential Candidates
1.	Accord	A	Professor Christopher Imumulen
2.	Action Alliance	AA	ALMUSTAPHA HAMZA
3.	Action Democratic Party	ADP	SANI YABAGI YUSUF
4.	Action Peoples Party	APP	NNADI CHARLES OSITA
5.	African Action Congress	AAC	Omoyele Sowore
6.	African Democratic Congress	ADC	Dumebi Kachikwu
7.	All Progressives Congress	APC	Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
8.	All Progressives Grand Alliance	APGA	Professor Peter Umeadi
9.	Allied Peoples Movement	APM	Yusuf Mamman Dan Talle
10.	Boot Party	BP	ADENUGA SUNDAY OLUWAFEMI
11.	Labour Party	LP	Mr Peter Obi
12.	National Rescue Movement	NRM	OSAKWE FELIX JOHNSON
13.	New Nigeria Peoples Party	NNPP	Mr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
14.	Peoples Democratic Party	PDP	Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
15.	Peoples Redemption Party	PRP	Mr Kola Abiola
16.	Social Democratic Party	SDP	Prince Adewole Adebayo
17.	Young Progressive Party	YPP	Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim
18.	Zenith Labour Party	ZLP	NWANYANWU DANIEL DABERECHUKWU