Appeal Court Reinstates 22 Political Parties, Says INEC’s Action Illegal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reinstated 22 political parties de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission .
In a unanimous decision, the court declared as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void, the judgement of the Federal High Court upholding INEC’s action de-registering the political parties. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference in Abuja on March 7, 2019. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.On February 6, INEC announced that it had deregistered 74 out of the 91 political parties in the country.
The electoral umpire stated that the 1999 Constitution vested in it the power to register and regulate the activities of political parties.
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