All Progressives Congress

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All Progressives Congress
Party leader John Odigie Oyegun
Secretary General Alhaji Mai Mala Buni
founding 2013
Place of foundation Abuja
Headquarters Abuja
Alignment Social democracy , federalism , people 's party
International connections Socialist International
Website http://apc.com.ng/ All Progressives Congress

The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) is a social democratic party in Nigeria that was founded on February 6, 2013. It emerged from the merger of the opposition parties Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) and part of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). In the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria , the APC candidate Muhammadu Buhari succeeded in removing the majority of the votes from the previous incumbent Goodluck Jonathan from the conservative People's Democratic Party .

Individual evidence

  1. Election preview at ARTE
  2. Preliminary election results according to SPIEGEL ONLINE

Web links

  • APC Official Website (English)