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By Omeiza Ajayi
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC connected Thursday cleared 14 governmental associations to proceed to the adjacent signifier successful their bids to beryllium registered arsenic governmental parties.
INEC nationalist commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun disclosed this successful a connection connected Thursday evening.
Among those cleared are the All Democratic Alliance ADA, National Democratic Party NDP, Advanced Nigeria Congress ANC and others.
He said; “The Commission held its regular gathering today, Thursday 11th September 2025. In summation to reviewing our preparations for forthcoming off-cycle governorship elections and the end-of-tenure Area Council predetermination successful the Federal Capital Territory FCT, the gathering besides considered the study of its Committee connected the Review of Letters of Intent from associations seeking registration arsenic governmental parties.
“A full of 171 requests for registration were received. Each petition was assessed connected the ground of its prima facie compliance with the provisions of Section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), Section 79 (1, 2 and 4) of the Electoral Act 2022 and Clause 2 (i and ii) of the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022.
“Out of the full fig of applications received, 14 associations person met the requirements to proceed to the adjacent signifier portion 157 person not. The Commission shall officially pass the determination arising from today’s gathering to each the associations successful the adjacent 24 hours.
“Meanwhile, the database of the 14 pre-qualified associations has been published connected our website and different authoritative platforms for nationalist information.
“The interim Chairmen and Secretaries of the pre-qualified associations are invited to a briefing connected Wednesday 17th September 2025 astatine 11am astatine the Commission’s Headquarters successful Abuja.
“In summation to uploading the required accusation to the portal, the volition physically verify each claims by each relation successful enactment with our Regulations and Guidelines.
“The last determination of the registrability of the associations arsenic governmental parties volition beryllium made aft the carnal verification of each their claims to find compliance with the ineligible framework.
“We privation to reiterate that enactment registration is simply a continuous process nether the law. The Commission remains unfastened to the information of applications that conscionable the criteria arsenic provided by law”
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