Tag: Political Parties
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Siege on political parties – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside . Reading through the newspapers and social media in the past two weeks, I found myself thinking how nothing much seems to have changed in the conduct of the affairs of the political class and no lessons learnt from past occurrences. That self-inflicted crises plague the two major political parties is worrisome.…
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Anambra guber: 22 political parties storm INEC office, protest exclusion from poll
Not less than 22 political parties besieged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Friday to submit names and particulars of candidates for the November 6 Anambra governorship election. The parties, which were part of the 74 parties deregistered by INEC last year, insisted they must be on the ballot papers. They…
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Anambra 2021: INEC dashes hopes of 78 political parties, says only 18 are recognised
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will continue to recognise and deal with only the 18 registered political parties, pending the final resolution and determination of the various appeals filed and pending before the Supreme Court. In a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner and Chairman of Voter Education and Publicity Committee,…
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Court reverses INEC’s de-registration of political party
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reversed the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-register the Youth Party of Nigeria (YPN). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that INEC acted in breach of the political party’s right to a fair hearing when it announced the Youth Party’s de-registration…
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Ondo 2020: 10 political parties agree to adopt consensus candidate
Ten political parties have agreed to work for a consensus candidate during the governorship election in Ondo State on Oct. 10. The parties are working together under the Conference of INEC Registered Political Parties (CIRPP). The CIRPP said this in Lagos on Thursday in a statement jointly issued by its Chairman, Mr Olugbemi Ogunbameru (SDP),…
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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…
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BREAKING: Court okays deregistration of 32 political parties
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the deregistration of 32 political parties. In her judgment, Justice Anwuli Chikere dismissed the suit filed by the parties against the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the political parties. The judge held that the commission rightly deregistered the parties in line with…
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INEC reacts to restraining order against de-registering parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the court injunction which restrained it from de-registering 31 political parties. Recall that Justice Anwuli Chikere who issued the injunction ruled that INEC failed to oppose the application by the affected political parties and their legal rights must be protected. However, INEC’s Director Voter Education Publicity…
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2023: De-register more political parties, APC tells INEC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-register more political parties to sanitise Nigeria’s electoral system. Mr Nwachukwu Eze, the Chairman of Ebonyi Chapter of APC made the call in an interview on Monday in Abakaliki. Eze said that the de-registration process should continue until the country has…
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INEC: Mixed reactions trail deregistration of 74 political parties
Mixed reactions have trailed the deregistration of 74 political parties out of the 92 parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while some residents of Awka, the Anambra capital, expressed delight over the measure, others expressed dissatisfaction over the development. Mr Emma Iloegbunam, a former member of…