A guide to Nigerian political parties and the annual party budgets that can be supported by public sources ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Country: Nigeria (NG) · Currency: Nigerian naira (NGN / ₦) · Research updated: 5 October 2026
This page covers a selection of parties, rather than a confirmed list of 2027 presidential candidates. The INEC register lists 22 recognized political parties at the time of this review. Registration does not establish that a party will field a presidential candidate.
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Parties & annual budgets
The table reports annual organizational budgets only. Each amount keeps its original financial year. “Not verified” means this review did not establish a publicly sourced annual budget figure; it does not mean the party has no budget or that its budget is zero.
| Party | Financial year | Annual budget (NGN) | Evidence & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| APC — All Progressives Congress | 2025 | ₦30,000,000,000 | Approved annual budget, according to the national secretary’s announcement. Actual expenditure and a detailed budget document are not established here. Budget announcement, 1 March 2025. |
| PDP — Peoples Democratic Party | — | Not verified | No comparable annual budget figure verified in this review. |
| LP — Labour Party | — | Not verified | No comparable annual budget figure verified in this review. |
| ADC — African Democratic Congress | — | Not verified | No comparable annual budget figure verified in this review. |
| NNPP — New Nigeria Peoples Party | — | Not verified | No comparable annual budget figure verified in this review. |
| NDC — Nigeria Democratic Congress | — | Not verified | No annual budget figure established in the sources reviewed. |
What the APC figure tells us
On his official website, APC National Secretary Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru reported that the party’s National Executive Council approved a ₦30 billion budget for 2025. This is an announced annual party budget, not a certified total of money spent. It should not be carried forward as a 2026 or 2027 budget. Source: national secretary’s statement, 1 March 2025.
How to compare party finances
- Annual budget: planned party income or expenditure for a specified financial year.
- Annual accounts: income and expenditure actually recorded, with the reporting period and audit status stated. These are not automatically a budget.
- Campaign spending: election-specific expenditure, which must be tracked separately from annual operations.
- Currency and scope: figures remain in NGN; national party budgets should not be combined with state-branch budgets without a clear consolidation method.
No ranking or combined total is presented because comparable annual budgets have not been verified for every party. Government budgets, the electoral commission’s budget, nomination-form receipts and fundraising targets are excluded from the annual budget column.
Sources & methodology
Party names and registration status: INEC’s official political party register. Budget figure: official website of APC National Secretary Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, published 1 March 2025.
Research reviewed the INEC register and public web results for national annual budgets for APC, PDP, LP, ADC and NNPP. NDC is included from the current register, with no budget figure established. Missing figures are left unverified rather than estimated. This is a snapshot of the sources located during this review, not a finding that financial documents do not exist.
A financial update should identify the party, financial year, national or branch scope, currency, amount and source document, and distinguish an approved budget from audited expenditure.