Ahead of 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed of receiving letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to register as political parties.
The Chairman INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Wednesday at a Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting with the Media in Abuja
He said the commission is diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as commission’s regulations and guidelines.
“We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week. For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website”.
“Clearly, one of the topical issues on election administration in our country today is the status of the letters of intent we received from associations seeking registration as political parties amidst partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission is equivocating on the matter in a manner that compromises our independence”.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Nigerians may recall that the same unfounded accusation was made under similar circumstances in 2013 that the Commission was not keen on the proposed merger of political parties because INEC had “merged with the ruling party” at the time”.
“For the record, the present Commission registered the largest number of political parties in Nigeria strictly following the provision of the electoral legal framework. For the 2019 General Election, there were 91 political parties and 73 presidential candidates”.
“The Commission was criticised in some quarters for registering too many political parties. After the election, the Commission also deregistered over 70 political parties as provided by law. We wish to reassure Nigerians that under the current situation, we will continue to be guided by law and act with fairness to all associations seeking registration as political parties. “he said.
Yakubu assured that the commission will treat all requests fairly irrespective of the status of their promoters, be they ordinary or prominent citizens.
He noted that Nigerians will be fully briefed of the actions taken by the Commission every step of the way.
Meanwhile, the commission announced the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide.
”The Commission met yesterday and we are finalising the details of the two activities which will be made public in the next 24 hours. As usual we look forward to your support. “Mahmood stated.
2027 ELECTION: INEC Receives 110 Applications for Political Party Registration
Ahead of 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed of receiving letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to register as political parties.
The Chairman INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Wednesday at a Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting with the Media in Abuja
He said the commission is diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as commission’s regulations and guidelines.
“We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week. For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website”.
“Clearly, one of the topical issues on election administration in our country today is the status of the letters of intent we received from associations seeking registration as political parties amidst partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission is equivocating on the matter in a manner that compromises our independence”.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Nigerians may recall that the same unfounded accusation was made under similar circumstances in 2013 that the Commission was not keen on the proposed merger of political parties because INEC had “merged with the ruling party” at the time”.
“For the record, the present Commission registered the largest number of political parties in Nigeria strictly following the provision of the electoral legal framework. For the 2019 General Election, there were 91 political parties and 73 presidential candidates”.
“The Commission was criticised in some quarters for registering too many political parties. After the election, the Commission also deregistered over 70 political parties as provided by law. We wish to reassure Nigerians that under the current situation, we will continue to be guided by law and act with fairness to all associations seeking registration as political parties. “he said.
Yakubu assured that the commission will treat all requests fairly irrespective of the status of their promoters, be they ordinary or prominent citizens.
He noted that Nigerians will be fully briefed of the actions taken by the Commission every step of the way.
Meanwhile, the commission announced the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide.
”The Commission met yesterday and we are finalising the details of the two activities which will be made public in the next 24 hours. As usual we look forward to your support. “Mahmood stated.
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Ahead of 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed of receiving letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to register as political parties.
The Chairman INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Wednesday at a Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting with the Media in Abuja
He said the commission is diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as commission’s regulations and guidelines.
“We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week. For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website”.
“Clearly, one of the topical issues on election administration in our country today is the status of the letters of intent we received from associations seeking registration as political parties amidst partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission is equivocating on the matter in a manner that compromises our independence”.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Nigerians may recall that the same unfounded accusation was made under similar circumstances in 2013 that the Commission was not keen on the proposed merger of political parties because INEC had “merged with the ruling party” at the time”.
“For the record, the present Commission registered the largest number of political parties in Nigeria strictly following the provision of the electoral legal framework. For the 2019 General Election, there were 91 political parties and 73 presidential candidates”.
“The Commission was criticised in some quarters for registering too many political parties. After the election, the Commission also deregistered over 70 political parties as provided by law. We wish to reassure Nigerians that under the current situation, we will continue to be guided by law and act with fairness to all associations seeking registration as political parties. “he said.
Yakubu assured that the commission will treat all requests fairly irrespective of the status of their promoters, be they ordinary or prominent citizens.
He noted that Nigerians will be fully briefed of the actions taken by the Commission every step of the way.
Meanwhile, the commission announced the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide.
”The Commission met yesterday and we are finalising the details of the two activities which will be made public in the next 24 hours. As usual we look forward to your support. “Mahmood stated.
LEAVE A REPLY
Ahead of 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed of receiving letters of intent from 110 associations seeking to register as political parties.
The Chairman INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Wednesday at a Second Quarterly Consultative Meeting with the Media in Abuja
He said the commission is diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as commission’s regulations and guidelines.
“We have acknowledged all requests received so far except six of them received recently which will be done before the end of the week. For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website”.
“Clearly, one of the topical issues on election administration in our country today is the status of the letters of intent we received from associations seeking registration as political parties amidst partisan insinuations in some quarters that the Commission is equivocating on the matter in a manner that compromises our independence”.
“Nothing can be further from the truth. Nigerians may recall that the same unfounded accusation was made under similar circumstances in 2013 that the Commission was not keen on the proposed merger of political parties because INEC had “merged with the ruling party” at the time”.
“For the record, the present Commission registered the largest number of political parties in Nigeria strictly following the provision of the electoral legal framework. For the 2019 General Election, there were 91 political parties and 73 presidential candidates”.
“The Commission was criticised in some quarters for registering too many political parties. After the election, the Commission also deregistered over 70 political parties as provided by law. We wish to reassure Nigerians that under the current situation, we will continue to be guided by law and act with fairness to all associations seeking registration as political parties. “he said.
Yakubu assured that the commission will treat all requests fairly irrespective of the status of their promoters, be they ordinary or prominent citizens.
He noted that Nigerians will be fully briefed of the actions taken by the Commission every step of the way.
Meanwhile, the commission announced the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide.
”The Commission met yesterday and we are finalising the details of the two activities which will be made public in the next 24 hours. As usual we look forward to your support. “Mahmood stated.