All Progressives Congress
APCRegisteredNigeria's largest partyFounded 2013 · Big tent; centre to centre-left
The All Progressives Congress is one of Nigeria's two major political parties, formed in February 2013 through a merger of opposition parties. It won the presidency in 2015 with Muhammadu Buhari and remains the ruling party under President Bola Tinubu.
National secretariat: No. 40 Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria.
Party leadership
Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda
National Chairman
Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru
National Secretary
Mr Uguru Mathew Ofoke
National Treasurer
Bashir Usman Gumel
National Financial Secretary
Murtala Aliyu kankia(Life Bencher)
National Legal Adviser
States governed
Governs 31 states with ₦92.83T in combined approved budgets.
Based on 30 of 31 states with budget data.
Kano
₦11.97T
Delta
₦11.50T
Borno
₦10.42T
Lagos
₦8.67T
Akwa Ibom
₦6.39T
Regional strongholds
Share of each zone's elected seats the party holds.
North Central
77%
North West
72%
South West
68%
North East
59%
South East
41%
South South
34%
Flag Bearers & Primary Winners
Candidates who won APC primaries.
Power at a glance
Governorships31/37 · 84%
Senate65/109 · 60%
House of Reps179/359 · 50%
+641/968 assembly · 288/558 LGA