Young Progressive Party


Young Progressive Party is a social democratic political party in Nigeria. In the 2019 general elections, the Young Progressive Party won one seat out of the 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate.

History

The Young Progressive Party was formed in 2016 as a political association. On 7 June 2017, the association was officially registered as a political party having met all the requirements of being a party in Nigeria. The party was formed on the principles of a social democratic and inclusive governance. The chairman of the party is Bishop Amakiri. The party supposedly has over 3 million members across Nigeria.

2019 general elections

During the 2019 general elections, Kingsley Moghalu emerged as the Presidential flag-bearer of the party. In 2018, Princess Adebisi Ogunsanya stood as Lagos state gubernatorial flag-bearer for the party. In 2019, she emerged as the leading female gubernatorial in Lagos state, coming 8th of the 46 gubernatorial candidates in Lagos state. Ifeanyi Ubah was the flag-bearer for the Young Progressive Party representing Anambra South senatorial district. On 25 February 2019, he was announced winner of the Anambra south senatorial seat in the Nigerian Senate making him the first candidate to have won a seat in the National Assembly under the YPP.