The electoral commission, INEC, has registered 21 new parties. This was made known in a statement by May Agbmuche-Mbu. The new registrations bring the total number of parties in Nigeria to 67.

Read the INEC statement below.

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

PRESS STATEMENT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its usual weekly meeting today and took decisions on the registration of new political parties, the findings on the allegation of double registration by the Governor of Kogi State and the outstanding Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election.

REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES

The following associations have fulfilled the Constitutional requirements for registration as political parties:

S/No.

Name of Political Party

Acronym

1.

All Blending Party

ABP

2.

All Grassroots Alliance

AGA

3.

Alliance for New Nigeria

ANN

4.

Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party

ANRP

5.

Coalition for Change

C4C

6.

Freedom and Justice Party

FJP

7

Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria

GDPN

8.

Justice Must Prevail Party

JMPP

9.

Legacy Party of Nigeria

LPN

10

Mass Action Joint Alliance

MAJA

11.

Modern Democratic Party

MDP

12

National Interest Party

NIP

13.

National Rescue Mission

NRM

14.

New Progressive Movement

NPM

15.

Nigeria Democratic Congress Party

NDCP

16.

People’s Alliance for National Development and Liberty

PANDEL

17.

People’s Trust

PT

18.

Providence People’s Congress

PPC

19.

Re-Build Nigeria Party

RBNP

20.

Restoration Party of Nigeria

RP

21.

Sustainable National Party

SNP

With this development, the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria is now 67.

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