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Nigeria: INEC Registers Two New Political Parties
- On Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced recognition of 21 parties, increasing the total from previous counts. INEC's Prof. Joash Amupitan confirmed the recognition of two new parties.
- The Democratic Leadership Alliance cleared INEC's verification process, while the Nigeria Democratic Congress secured registration after complying with a Federal High Court directive, moves INEC framed as widening political space ahead of the 2027 general election.
- INEC warned that recurring leadership conflicts in political parties threaten constitutional order and often lead to litigations that tax the judiciary and divert the commission from voter mobilisation.
- In response, IPAC urged INEC to maintain neutrality, scrap SIECs, and mandate real-time IReV transmission, emphasizing electoral reforms.
- To safeguard credibility, INEC announced a Voter Revalidation Exercise to clean 93.4 million entries and confirmed readiness for the February 21, 2026 FCT elections.
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2027: INEC registers two new political parties, DLA, NDC
As preparations intensify for the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has widened Nigeria’s political space with the approval of two additional parties, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, DLA, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. However, the Commission expressed concern over the continued registration and retention of political parties plagued by recurring leadership conflicts, warning that persiste…
See The Complete List of Nigeria’s Registered Political Parties
Ahead of the general elections in 2027, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has authorized the registration of two further political parties, bringing the total number of political parties in the nation to 20. Remember that at the commission’s first regular consultation meeting with political parties for 2026 on Thursday in Abuja, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan revealed the newly registered political parties. Following a tho…
INEC Registers DLA, NDC as Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties, bringing the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria to 21. The Commission warned that persistent internal leadership crises within parties pose a serious threat to democratic consolidation as preparations for the 2027 General Election intensify. The INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on Thursday 5th February, …
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