Party Registration: ADA, NDP, 6 others move to next stage

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced important advancement successful the ongoing registration process for caller governmental parties, revealing that 8 of the fourteen pre-qualified associations person successfully completed the submission of each required documents.

The improvement was contained successful a connection signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, and made disposable to Vanguard connected Thursday successful Abuja.

According to the statement, the update followed a reappraisal conducted during INEC’s regular gathering held connected Thursday, 30th October 2025, wherever the Commission assessed advancement made since its earlier announcement of 11th September 2025.

INEC explained that pursuing a briefing for 14 pre-qualified governmental associations connected 17th September 2025, it opened a dedicated online portal for the upload of required documents betwixt Wednesday, 18th September and Friday, 18th October 2025.

As of Saturday, 19th October 2025, 8 associations – namely the All Democratic Alliance ADA, Citizens Democratic Alliance CDA, Abundance Social Party ASP, African Alliance Party AAP, Democratic Leadership Alliance DLA, Green Future Party GFP, National Democratic Party NDP, and Peoples Freedom Party PFP – had successfully completed the upload of each indispensable accusation and documentation.

“The adjacent measurement successful the registration process is the elaborate appraisal and verification of the accusation and documents submitted by each association.

“This signifier volition guarantee conformity with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), the Electoral Act 2022, and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties (2022)”, the committee said.

INEC reaffirmed its committedness to inclusivity, transparency, and the deepening of Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian culture, assuring Nigerians that the ongoing workout would beryllium conducted strictly successful enactment with ineligible and regulatory frameworks guiding the registration of governmental parties.