All Progressives Congress

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the twomajor contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 through the merger of three major 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.

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 the 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.