Party registration: INEC receives 108 fresh applications

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday it has received at least 108 fresh applications from associations seeking registration as political parties.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure while speaking on “Citizen, Government and Technology” at the ongoing Lagos Social Media Week.

The Commission had in December last year registered 21 new political parties.

The registration of the new parties brought the total number of registered political parties in the country to 68.

Yakubu, who addressed the session via a video call, said the fresh applications were being processed by the Commission.

He said: “As of Friday, we received at least 108 fresh applications from political associations seeking to be registered as political parties.

“We have begun the processing and scrutinising the applications and we will register those that meet the eligibility criteria.”

The INEC chairman said the Commission would continue to register political associations as parties so long as they meet the set guidelines.

He, however, said political associations which sought registration six months before the general election would be barred from the polls.

Yakubu said the Commission decided to take the step to ensure that parties had enough time to prepare for the elections.

He said INEC was glad that out of the 21 parties that were registered recently, four were driven by women.

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