Olalekan Adetayo, John Alechenu, Friday Olokor, Kamarudeen Ogundele, Success Nwogu and Oladimeji Ramon The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday deregistered 74 political parties on t
he grounds that they failed to meet requirements for party registration.
They also include Pastor Chris Okotie’s Fresh Democratic Party; Peoples Trust, whose presidential candidate was Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim; the Advanced Allied Party, the All Blending Party, the Advanced Congress of Democrats, the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, the Alliance for Democracy, the All Grassroots Alliance, the All Grand Alliance Party, the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, the Alliance For New Nigeria, the Alliance National Party, the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party, the African...
Another reason was the failure to win at least one ward in a chairmanship election, one seat in the National Assembly or state houses of assembly elections or one seat in a councillorship election. “Similarly, following the conclusion of the 2019 general elections, including court-ordered re-runs arising from litigation, the commission was able to determine the performance of political parties in the elections.
He also spoke on the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states with a warning that stakeholders should embrace peace. He warned politicians against snatching of election materials and other forms of violence during elections. He stated, “We will challenge this decision in the court of law. It is totally unacceptable to us, it is simply a way of strangulating the voice of the people and it denies Nigerians the opportunity to run for elections on any platform they deem fit and it negates the principle of democracy anywhere in the world.”Also, the National Chairman of the United Patriots, Chukwudi Ezeobika, described INEC’s decision to de-register the party as an affront to the judiciary.
In an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, she stated that it was sub judice for INEC to de-register the political parties.
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