On April 18, 2013, over 4,000 delegates at the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) convention officially approved the merger of various parties into APC.

The 4,000 plus delegates at the convention officially approved the merger of the party with three others (ANPP, APGA, CPC) to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The delegates also approved the retention of the broom symbol as the APC symbol at Thursday’s national convention at the Onikan Stadium in Lagos.