Jan 10, 2018 the inec boss said the last day for the submission of nomination forms by political parties for the presidential and national assembly is december 3, 2018 while for governorship and house of. Last week, the independent national electoral commission inec registered 23 new political parties, bringing the number of political parties to 91. According to inec, there are virtually 66 registered political parties in the country at the moment all geared up for the general elections. For the first time in nigerias electoral history, electronic voter authentication system, with the aid of smart card readers, is being deployed for the 2015 general elections.
The number of political parties in nigeria and its implications for the electoral process in 2019 and beyond research pdf available august. Inecs revised code of conduct for political parties. Aug 22, 2017 the number of political parties in nigeria and its implications for the electoral process in 2019 and beyond research pdf available august 2017 with 231 reads how we measure reads. It is important we provide their headquarter address and how. The inec boss said the last day for the submission of nomination forms by political parties for the presidential and national assembly is december 3, 2018 while for governorship and house of. Sep 07, 2018 with 91 registered political parties, nigerias huge voter population could present a lot of logistical challenges for the electoral umpire during the 2019 general elections. The top three political parties at the moment still remains all progressive congress apc, peoples democratic party pdp, and all progressives grand alliance apga. Full list of political parties in nigeria nigerian finder.
Below is the full list of registered political parties in nigeria. From the lapses noted during the observation of the 2019 general elections, it is the conclusion of the situation room that the elections failed to meet the threshold for a credible election. Office addresses of registered political parties in nigeria. Every nigerian has the right to join and register any political party of their choice. Young progressive party ypp 21 newly registered political parties in nigeria i am more convinced than ever that nigeria will ever be a multiparty country as inec. The commissions daily bulletin issued on saturday in abuja quoted yakubu as saying that inec had received over 120 applications from political associations seeking registration as. List of all current political parties in nigeria and their. Jan 16, 2019 inec had earlier released a draft guidelines for the conduct of the 2019 elections to the 91 registered political parties, civil society groups and organisations, the media, professional groups. The electoral commission, inec, has registered 21 new parties. This is important especially during elections as the logo can be a means of identification for the political parties among illiterates who want to vote. Inec registers additional political party nigeria and world. The independent national electoral commission inec has published the personal particulars of candidates nominated by their political parties for the presidential and national assembly elections. Inec registers 21 new political parties the guardian.
May 28, 2018 how well do you really know inec registered political parties. Inec had earlier released a draft guidelines for the conduct of the 2019 elections to the 91 registered political parties, civil society groups and organisations, the media, professional groups. Democracy for people global affairs and other info. Inec and multiplicity of political parties leadership newspaper. There are currently 29 registered political parties in nigeria and each has its unique logo which can be used to identify them. It states that any association registered as a political party six months to the election cannot participate in the general elections. National register of voters to be displayed 6 th nov. While some of the popular political parties are known, there are some that you might not be aware of.
Court orders inec to register socialist party of nigeria. The independent national electoral commission inec yesterday said 21 associations have fulfilled constitutional requirements for registration as political parties bringing the total number to 67. Following an appraisal of the 92 political parties in nigeria, the independent national electoral commission, inec, validated only 18 political parties, including one registered after the elections and another that obtained a court order to avoid being deregistration. Following a public display of the new voter roll during which voters could verify that they had been registered and contest duplicate or invalid names, inec announced that 870,612 duplicate entries had been identified and would be removed from the rolls. Mahmood yakubu, chairman of the independent national electoral commission inec, said theres possibility that the commission would register more political parties before the 2019 general elections.
The questions below are excerpt of inec previous questions to enable you write yours and pass very well. The following were newly registered in december 3, 2002 in addition to the above 6 making a total of 28 parties towards the 2003 elections. This is approved for students in accountancy, business, computer science, economics, engineering, arts. National electoral commission inec, the political parties, the security agencies and other state institutions. Pdf the number of political parties in nigeria and its. Registered political parties in nigeria for 2019 elections. Do you know all the nigerian political parties logo and full meaning. The independent national electoral commission inechas registered an additional party, the african peoples party app, bring the number of registered parties in. How well do you really know inec registered political parties. The new registrations bring the total number of parties in nigeria to 67. Using card readers has enormous advantages, which include. The importance, effect, causes, relationship, comparison, history, role, solutions are discussed. This means that the total number of political parties in nigeria today stands at 68.
List of all current political parties in nigeria and their logos 2018 by political parties in nigeria and their logos 46. A political concept that defines the beliefs, attitudes and values of a society is called. Inec explains az about electronic card readers thewill nigeria. The independent national electoral commission inec has released a new list of registered political parties in nigeria that are dully registered to contest elections in nigeria in 2019. Cognisant of the roles of political parties in consolidating and deepening our democracy, ensuring an. Inec to register more political parties before 2019 elections. Inec may register more political parties premium times nigeria. The number of registered political parties moved from 28 to about 54, as parties were formed mainly on the pecuniary interest, with politicians interested only in the subvention doled out by inec. Out of 63 registered political parties, 54 are fielding candidates in the april elections. The number of new political parties have risen to 22 in addition to the 46 parties already in existence.
This is a fundamental right guaranteed by section 40 of the 1999 constitution. Once configured, the card reader can only read permanent voter cards pvcs issued by the independent national electoral commission. How to register a political party in nigeria lawpadi. In 2011, sixtythree political parties were registered in nigeria online newspaper naija gist reported that twentyone parties were fielding candidates, but listed only 19. Dec 15, 2017 the independent national electoral commission inec has approved the registration of 21 new political parties, bringing the number of registered parties in the country to 67. Jan 20, 2018 the number of new political parties have risen to 22 in addition to the 46 parties already in existence. Although we have written on the slogans of these parties, their chairmen and other information concerning them. The independent national electoral commission inec has approved the registration of 21 new political parties, bringing the number. Inec releases timetable for 2019 elections punch newspapers. This was made known in a statement by may agbmuchembu.
The judge further ordered that, the defendant inec is hereby ordered to register the plaintiffs forthwith as a political party and shall within 30 days thereof issue them with certificate of registration as a political party without much ado and they shall be registered as a socialist party of nigeria. The independent national electoral commission inec, yesterday, announced the registration of 21 new political parties. The political parties in nigeria play an important role in political processes that take place in the country especially in comparison with a lot of other african countries. Advanced peoples democratic alliance stronger together. From the lapses noted during the observation of the 2019 general elections, it is the conclusion of the situation room that the elections failed to. The elections will be conducted by nigerias election management body, the independent national electoral commission inec. Independent national electoral commission inec past questions and answers. The action congress of nigeria acn, all nigeria peoples party anpp, congress for progressive change cpc, and peoples democratic party pdp are the only parties fielding candidates in the presidential, national assembly, and state level races. With 91 registered political parties, nigerias huge voter population could present a lot of logistical challenges for the electoral umpire during the 2019 general elections. Inec registers 21 new parties full list politics nigeria.
Nigeria election watch national democratic institute. Inec to deregister 55 political parties politics nigeria. Inec explains az about electronic card readers thewill. List of all the parties in nigeria,the asterisks on the major ones,the logos,date founded and their presidents then. Have a look at the list of political parties in nigeria and see how many of them you can recognise. The independent national electoral commission inec has registered an additional party, the african peoples party app, bring the number of registered parties in the country to 46. Full list of registered political parties in nigeria 2020. Court orders inec to register socialist party of nigeria as a. Most people do not know but there are presently 68 inec recognized political parties in nigeria updated for 2018. The commissions daily bulletin issued on saturday in abuja quoted yakubu as saying that inec had received over 120 applications from political associations seeking. Learned counsel then submitted that forming a political party ig a right of any citizen winning elections by political party is a prerequisite for the continued existence of any such political xirty registered with the independent natioml electoral commission inec as provided in section 78 7 ii of the electoral act 2010 as amended.
Inec registers 21 new political parties vanguard news. Get free research paper on inec and challenges of monitoring political party campaign financing project topics and materials in nigeria. The independent national electoral commission inec was established by the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria to among other things organize elections into various political offices in the country. For example the high number of underage registered voters was a phenomenon that became clearly visible during the election days, particularly in the northern areas of nigeria. Under nigerian law, any individual interested in running for any political office must be a registered member of a political party. The independent national electoral commission inec has released a new list of registered political parties in nigeria that are dully registered to contest elections in nigeria in 2019 while some of the popular political parties are known, there are some that you might not be aware of. Dec 15, 2017 the independent national electoral commission inec yesterday said 21 associations have fulfilled constitutional requirements for registration as political parties bringing the total number to 67. All progressive grand alliance apga united nigeria peoples party unpp nigeria democratic party.
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