The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  confirmed registration of five new political parties on Wednesday.
The commission’s spokesperson, Adedeji Soyebi, said in a statement, that the registration of the new parties, has brought the total number of political parties in Nigeria to 45.

The newly registered parties are:

Young Progressive Party (YPP)

Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA)

New Generation Party of Nigeria (NGP)

All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM) and the Action Democratic Party (ADP)