Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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Not to be confused with Democratic People's Party (Nigeria).
The Peoples Democratic Party [sic] is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,[3] along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress.[4][3][5]
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Peoples Democratic Party | |
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National Chairman | Umar Illiya[1] |
Secretary | Samuel Anyanwu |
National Youth Leader | Muhammed Kadade Suleiman |
Chair of Governors Forum | Bala Mohammed |
Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) |
Headquarters | Wadata Plaza, Michael Okpara Way, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism |
Political position | Centre-right[2] |
Regional affiliation | Democrat Union of Africa |
Colours | Green, white, red |
Slogan | Power to the people |
Seats in the Senate | 36 / 109 |
Seats in the House | 118 / 360 |
Governorships | 13 / 36 |
Seats in state Houses of Assembly | 329 / 991 |
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Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum.[2] It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011 and was, until the 2015 elections,[6] the governing party in the Fourth Republic, although sometimes amid a few controversial electoral circumstances.[7][3]