Nigeria’s political parties now stand at 91
The number of registered political parties in the country has increased to 91 following the registration of 23 new political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
While making the announcement on Tuesday, INEC said the newly registered parties will be the last addition until after the forthcoming general election in February next year.
Some of the newly registered parties are the Reform and Advancement Party (RAP), Congress of Patriots (COP), United Patriots (UP) and Alliance for a United Nigeria.
“After a rigorous process of evaluation in accordance with the Constitution and Electoral Act which included assessment of the constitutions and manifestos of the intending parties and verification of membership of their executive committees and offices, the 23 associations met all the requirements and so have been registered as political parties.
“This brings the number of political parties to 91 and will be the last round of registration of parties until after the general elections on 16 Feb. 2019.
“This suspension is in line with Section 78 (1) of the Electoral Act, which requires all applications for registration as political party to be concluded latest six months to a general election,” INEC said.
