The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expanded Nigeria’s political landscape with the registration of two additional political parties.
The development was announced on Wednesday by INEC’s National Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), during the Commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of registered political parties at its headquarters in Abuja.
The newly registered parties are the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), bringing the total number of political parties in the country to 21.
Speaking to party chairmen and secretaries at the meeting, Prof. Amupitan explained that the two registrations followed different processes.
He disclosed that the Democratic Leadership Alliance earned its registration after successfully meeting all statutory and constitutional requirements set by the Commission for the formation of a political party.
However, he noted that the registration of the National Democratic Congress was carried out in compliance with an order of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja.
According to him, while the DLA passed through INEC’s administrative and regulatory screening process, the NDC was registered strictly in obedience to a judicial directive.
Prof. Amupitan assured the leadership of both parties that their certificates of registration would be formally presented at a brief ceremony to be held in the near
