Socialist Party of Nigeria

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]

The SPN supports the provision of free and quality education at all levels. The party plans to eliminate fees and charges in public schools to ensure equal educational opportunities. It intends to invest in educational infrastructure, recruit additional teachers, and manage schools through elected committees composed of education workers, parents, and community members for transparency and accountability.

The SPN aims to provide reliable and affordable electricity to support industrial development and improve living standards. The party advocates for the re-nationalization of the electricity sector, placing it under democratic control to ensure efficient distribution. Investments in traditional and renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, are central to their plan.

The party will require comprehensive environmental impact assessments for all projects and implement policies to prevent flooding, reduce pollution, combat desertification and deforestation, and promote environmentally friendly energy sources. It also commits to cleaning up oil pollution and compensating affected communities.

• Socialist Party of Nigeria

• v
• t
• e

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

• ¹ Won at least one seat in the 2023 National Assembly election
• ² Did not win any seats in the 2023 National Assembly election or did not exist
• • Portal:Nigeria
  • Politics of Nigeria
  • Politics portal

This article about a political party in Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e