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INEC begins deregistration of crushed political parties

***About five months after the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set up to deregister some political parties

***INEC is depending on segment 225 of the 1999 constitution of the nation in its arranged activity

***The election was significantly between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the restriction Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

By Jennifer Y Omiloli

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared its arrangements to initiate deregistration of some political parties in Nigeria around five months after the 2019 general elections.

As indicated by INEC, the choice is on the grounds that huge numbers of the 93 political parties did not get the measure of votes legally necessary during the election.

Out of the total number of political parties in the nation, 73 handled presidential competitors in the general election, however clearly the activity was significantly between two political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

TV Continental reports that apart from APC and the PDP, which collected a great deal of votes, about 85% of the other political parties were left to share only 30,000 out of the 29 million votes cast.

The report cited INEC as saying it is depending on segment 225 of the 1999 constitution as amended, which enables it to deregister a gathering “that neglects to win 25% of the votes cast in one condition of the organization in a presidential election or one local government in a state governorship election or neglects to win one ward in the chairmanship election or a seat in the state House of Assembly or councilor election.”

It is found out that the move by INEC is as of now causing disarray and shifted suppositions among lawmakers in the nation.

Review that INEC, on Wednesday, June 19, said there could be more than 200 enlisted parties before the 2023 general elections.

The INEC’s magistrate for data, Festus Okoye, while talking at the Electoral Reform Roundtable sorted out by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and the Kofi Annan Foundation stated that more than 200 political parties could be on the ballot papers in 2023.

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