THE Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday
announced the deregistration of 28 political parties thus sending their
promoters off the political stage as the march towards the 2015 general
elections gathers momentum.
Affected by the deregistration are Pastor Chris Okotie’s
Fresh Democratic Party; Balarabe Musa’s Peoples Redemption Party; and the
National Reformation Party, founded by the late nationalist, Anthony Enahoro,
among others.
The National Advance Party of Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, as well
as the Democratic People’s Alliance of ex-Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae is
also on the list.
INEC did not state the reason for its action, but it is
suspected that the license granted some of the affected parties might have been
withdrawn because of their inability to win any electoral seat in the 2011
elections.
According to a statement by the Commission’s Secretary,
Abdullahi Kaugama, INEC said it deregistered the 28 parties “in the exercise of
the powers conferred on it by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the
Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).”
Some of the other parties deregistered are;
1.
African Liberation Party
2.
Action
Party of Nigeria
3.
African
Political System
4.
Better
Nigeria Progressive Party
5.
Congress
for Democratic Change
6.
Community
Party of Nigeria,
7.
Freedom
Party of Nigeria,
8.
Hope
Democratic Party
9.
Justice
Party,
. Liberal
Democratic Party of Nigeria,
1.
Movement
for Democracy and Justice
1.
Movement
for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy
1.
New
Democrats
1.
National
Majority Democratic Party
1.
National
Movement of Progressive Party
1.
National
Solidarity Democratic Party
1.
Progressive Action Congress
1.
Peoples
Mandate Party,
1.
Peoples
Progressive Party
2.
People’s
Salvation Party,
2.
Republican Party of Nigeria,
2.
United National
Party for Development
2.
United
Nigeria Peoples Party.
I cannot really fault INEC so far.
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