All Progressives Congress

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The All Progressives Congress is a major Nigerian political party that emerged as a leading force in national politics and has produced key figures including President Bola Tinubu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian political party
political party
abbreviation APC
controlsLevelOfGovernment Government of Nigeria
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria (from 2015)
country Nigeria
dateFounded 2013-02-06
electoralCommissionRegistration Independent National Electoral Commission
formedByMergerOf Action Congress of Nigeria
Action Congress of Nigeria
surface form: All Nigeria Peoples Party

Congress for Progressive Change
faction of All Progressives Grand Alliance
new PDP faction of Peoples Democratic Party
foundedIn Abuja
hasChairperson Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
hasNotableMember Atiku Abubakar (former member)
Bola Tinubu
surface form: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Bukola Saraki (former member)
Muhammadu Buhari
Yemi Osinbajo
hasPartyColor blue
green
white
hasPartySymbol broom
hasStrongholdRegion Northern Nigeria
surface form: North West Nigeria

Western Nigeria
surface form: South West Nigeria
hasWebsite https://apc.com.ng/
hasWomenWing APC Women Wing
hasYouthWing APC Youth Wing
headquartersLocation Abuja
ideology conservatism
progressivism (claimed)
languageOfName English
opposedParty Peoples Democratic Party
participatesIn National Assembly elections in Nigeria
gubernatorial elections in Nigeria
politicalPosition centre-right
producedPresidentOfNigeria Bola Tinubu
surface form: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Muhammadu Buhari
producedSenatePresidentOfNigeria Bukola Saraki
producedSpeakerOfHouseOfRepresentativesOfNigeria Yakubu Dogara
producedVicePresidentOfNigeria Yemi Osinbajo
regionServed Nigeria
slogan Change
Next Level
succeeded Peoples Democratic Party as ruling party in 2015
wonPresidentialElection 2015 Nigerian general election
2019 Nigerian general election
2023 Nigerian general election

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Jagaban associatedWithPoliticalParty All Progressives Congress
Oluremi Tinubu memberOf All Progressives Congress
Bola Tinubu memberOfPoliticalParty All Progressives Congress
Bola memberOfPoliticalParty All Progressives Congress
subject surface form: Bola Tinubu
Muhammadu Buhari memberOfPoliticalParty All Progressives Congress
Action Congress of Nigeria mergedInto All Progressives Congress