INEC Reviews Party Registration Bids, Approves 14, Rejects 157 Applications.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fourteen political associations have scaled the first hurdle in their bid for registration as political parties, while a hundred and fifty-seven others failed to meet the requirements.

The decision was taken at the commission’s regular meeting during which it also reviewed preparations for the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections and the end-of-tenure Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory.

In a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, INEC disclosed that it received one hundred and seventy-one applications from associations seeking party registration.

INEC further stated that it will officially notify all applicants of its decision within twenty-four hours.