Court upholds INEC’s de-registration of DPP, RAP
A Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission to de-register the Democratic People’s Party, and Reform and Advancement Party .
In two judgments on Wednesday, Justice Evelyn Maha held that INEC possesses the requisite powers under the Constitution to de-register a political party that failed to meet the requirements in Section 225 of the 1999 Constitution. Justice Maha was of the view that the plaintiffs failed to establish why they should continue to exist as political parties, having failed to secure any seat in previous elections.She noted that the two de-registered parties did not, in their pleadings, deny the fact that they were unable to meet the required statutory benchmark contained in Section 225 of the Constitution.
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