Political party
Peoples Democratic Party
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A major Nigerian political party founded in 1998 that governed at the federal level from 1999 to 2015 and remains a prominent national opposition platform.
Key facts
Registry detail
- Registration source
- INEC Political Parties index (reviewed 2026-05-24)
Electoral footprint
What Electioneering has on record
1 linked candidate0 known current office holders in Electioneering
National seat holdings are not fully loaded yet.
Legal and faction notes
Party-level caveats
These notes describe the party's OWN registration standing and internal leadership disputes - distinct from any single candidate's party-affiliation status or candidacy status shown on the candidate cards below.
Faction status. PDP's national leadership has been subject to extended litigation: the Supreme Court invalidated a November 2025 factional convention (Ibadan) in April 2026 for violating an existing court order, nullifying the leadership it produced and leaving the party's Board of Trustees in an interim role; separately, chairman Iyorchia Ayu was suspended (with Umar Iliya Damagum acting) and former national secretary Samuel Anyanwu's removal was contested at the Supreme Court. This national-level dispute is the broader backdrop to the rival Wike-backed and Turaki-led PDP factions separately claiming the party's 2027 presidential nomination (see Sandy Onor and Goodluck Jonathan's candidate records).
Linked records
Candidates and records linked to this party
Published candidate profiles tied to PDP. Records flagged party-pending stay badge-suppressed even on a party page filtered by this party.