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Ten new political parties were recently registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), bringing the total number of political parties in Nigeria to 40.
The parties are:
- Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)
- Democratic Alternative (DA)
- Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
- National Action Council (NAC)
- National Democratic Liberty Party (NDLP)
- Nigeria Elements Progressive Party (NEPP)
- National Unity Party (NUP)
- Nigeria Peoples Congress (NPC)
- Peoples Progressive Party (PPP)
- Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
According to Mr Nick Dazang, INEC’s Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity, the 10 new political parties were among those deregistered sometime ago but were re-registered based on a court order.
The commission on September 1, approved the acceptance and restoration of 10 political parties in compliance with a court order pending an appeal.
“It also directed that this restoration should be reflected on its website in compliance with court judgments’’.