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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of 21 political associations as political parties in Nigeria.
This was the outcome of the Commission’s weekly meeting in Abuja on Thursday.
With this development, the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria has increased from 46 to 67.
A statement by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, May Agbmuche-Mbu, revealed that the Commission also dismissed two of its staff and compulsorily retired another for engaging in the controversial double registration of the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The statement listed the political parties as include including the All Blending Party (ABP), All Grassroots Alliance (AGA), Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), Coalition for Change (C4C), Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria (GDPN) and Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP).
Others are: Legacy Party of Nigeria (LPN), Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), Modern Democratic Party (MDP), National Interest Party (NIP), National Rescue Mission (NRM), New Progressive Movement (NPM), Nigeria Democratic Congress Party (NDCP) and People’s Alliance for National Development and Liberty (PANDEL).
Others include the People’s Trust (PT), Providence People’s Congress (PPC), Re-Build Nigeria Party (RBNP), Restoration Party of Nigeria (RP) and Sustainable National Party (SNP).
On the verdict of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ordered the electoral body to issue Certificate of Return to Obiora Okonkwo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected representative for Anambra Central Senatorial District, the Commission said it has applied for the Certified True Copy of the judgement, to enable it take a decision.
OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja
