Socialist Party of Nigeria

Political party in Nigeria

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The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) is a socialist political party in Nigeria. The SPN was launched as an initiative by the Democratic Socialist Movement and held its inaugural conference in Lagos on 16 November 2013.^[1]

The SPN filed for registration as a political party in order to contest the 2015 Nigerian general election, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused the registration. The SPN sued the INEC at the Federal High Court, claiming that INEC had failed to respond to their petition within 30 days as prescribed by law and that thus it would have to be registered automatically.^[2] The party has since received an INEC certificate of registration and has vowed to "liberate Nigerians from economic hardship.^[3]

References

^ In search of working class political party, Daily Independent, 26 November 2013.
^ "Socialist group sues INEC over failure to register party" Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Punch, 21 November 2014.
^ Socialist Party of Nigeria Receives INEC Certificate of Registration, Vows To Liberate Nigerians From Economic Hardship, "Sahara Reporters",16 January 2018.

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Socialist Party of Nigeria

Political parties in Nigeria

Major parties

All Progressives Congress
Labour Party
Peoples Democratic Party

Other parties

Larger ¹	African Democratic Congress All Progressives Grand Alliance New Nigeria Peoples Party Social Democratic Party Young Progressives Party
Smaller ²	Accord Action Alliance Action Democratic Party Action Peoples Party African Action Congress Boot Party National Rescue Movement People's Redemption Party Zenith Labour Party

Defunct major parties

First Republic	Action Group Kano People's Party National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons Nigerian National Democratic Party Northern Elements Progressive Union Northern People's Congress United Middle Belt Congress
Second Republic	Great Nigeria People's Party National Party of Nigeria Nigeria Advance Party Nigerian People's Party People's Redemption Party Unity Party of Nigeria
Third Republic	National Republican Convention Social Democratic Party
Abacha-era	Congress for National Consensus Democratic Party of Nigeria Grassroots Democratic Movement National Centre Party of Nigeria National Democratic Coalition United Nigeria Congress Party
Fourth Republic	Action Congress of Nigeria All Nigeria Peoples Party All People's Party Alliance for Democracy Congress for Progressive Change