All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
All Progressives Congress | |
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| Chairperson | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (KA) |
| Secretary | Ajibola Basiru (OS) |
| Nigerian President | Bola Tinubu (LA) |
| Nigerian Vice President | Kashim Shettima (BO) |
| Senate President | Godswill Akpabio (AK) |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | Tajudeen Abbas (KD) |
| Chair of Governors Forum | Hope Uzodinma (IM) |
| Founded | 6 February 2013 |
| Merger of | ACN CPC ANPP |
| Headquarters | 40 Blantyre Street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse II, Abuja, FCT |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Light blue (customary) Green White Red |
| Seats in the Senate | 59 / 109 |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 176 / 360 |
| Governorships | 20 / 36 |
| Seats in state Houses of Assembly | 598 / 991 |
| Website | |
| officialapc | |
In 2015, the APC won the majority of seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives, although it fell shy of winning a super-majority to override the ability of PDP to block legislation. During Buhari's first term, waves of defections led the party to lose its federal legislative majorities in 2018, with both Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara among the dozens of lawmakers that defected to the PDP. Nonetheless, Buhari was reelected in the 2019 general election, which also saw the party solidify its majorities in both chambers.
In 2023 general election, APC candidate Bola Tinubu won the presidential election. He was declared winner by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) polling 8,794,726 votes.