Tag: deregistration
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INEC vows to appeal judgement on deregistration of parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to proceed to the supreme court for a final judgement on whether it has the powers to deregister political parties. INEC said it will seek the verdict of the apex court over a judgement of the court of appeal that voided its deregisteration of 22 political parties.…
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Appeal Court reverses INEC’s deregistration of 22 parties
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 political parties de-registered in February 2020 by the electoral umpire, claiming they did not meet the necessary constitutional requirements. In a judgment on Monday, a panel of the…