PDP's Decline in Political Influence Since 2015
Latest Tanzania politics news · PDP's Decline in Political Influence Since 2015 explained · updated Aug 22, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the ruling party in Nigeria for 16 years before losing power in the 2015 elections.
- PDP was founded in 1998 and had three different presidents: Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan.
- In 2015, PDP was defeated by the All Progressives Congress (APC), a new party formed from a coalition of opposition parties.
- By December 2025, PDP had only three states remaining after five governors defected to APC.
- In 2026, PDP lost its remaining three states, including Oyo, as its governor also defected to APC.